NHTSA Campaign 01V075000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 01V075000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights: switch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V075000 with NHTSA on March 12, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V075000, NHTSA lists up to 74,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 8, 1999 and December 6, 1999.
The 01V075000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V075000 were scheduled from April 9, 2001, 28 days after the report.
01V075000 covers 3 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 01V075000 covers have filed at least 141 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V075000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Taurus has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V075000 ranks 81 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V075000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 01V075000 was 01V048000, reported on February 28, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. DUE TO THE USE OF INCORRECT MATERIAL BY A SUPPLIER, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB CAN FRACTURE AND SEPARATE FROM THE HEADLAMP SWITCH.
- The risk
- THIS WOULD CAUSE DIFFICULTY FOR THE DRIVER TO ACTIVATE THE HEADLAMPS, WHICH COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEADLAMP SWITCH KNOB. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 9, 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 March 12, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V075000 (3)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V075000, 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: March 12, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted