NHTSA Campaign 01V048000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 01V048000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: back up lights. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V048000 with NHTSA on February 28, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V048000, NHTSA lists up to 28,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 2000 and October 31, 2000.
The 01V048000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V048000 were scheduled from March 19, 2001, 19 days after the report.
01V048000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V048000 covers have filed at least 87 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V048000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Taurus has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V048000 ranks 97 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V048000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 01V048000 was 00V254000, reported on September 6, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER SEDANS WITH FACTORY OR DEALER-INSTALLED DECK LID SPOILERS WITH LED CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMPS (CHMSL). VEHICLES PRODUCED WITH SPOILERS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2000; AND VEHICLES WITH SPOILERS INSTALLED BY DEALERS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1 THOROUGH DECEMBER 30, 2000. WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE START OR RUN POSITIONS AND THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS OPERATING, THE CHMSL CAN ILLUMINATE (AT REDUCED INTENSITY) EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN APPLIED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." ALSO, IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLE BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, ALLOWING THE SHIFT LEVER TO BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE.
- The risk
- UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD, THE CHMSL SHALL BE ACTIVATED ONLY UPON APPPLICATION OF THE SERVICE BRAKES. ALSO, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH, IF THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A JUMPER/RESISTOR ASSEMBLY AT THE SPOILER THAT PROVIDES AN ELECTRICAL RESISTOR TO GROUND AND CORRECTS THE CHMSL AND BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK CONDITIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 19, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported February 28, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V048000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V048000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 28, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted