NHTSA Campaign 01V078000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 01V078000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: tail lights: switch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V078000 with NHTSA on March 12, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V078000, NHTSA lists up to 157,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 3, 1999 and August 14, 2000.
The 01V078000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V078000 were scheduled from March 22, 2001, 10 days after the report.
01V078000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V078000 covers have filed at least 141 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V078000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Taurus has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V078000 ranks 55 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V078000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 01V078000 was 01V048000, reported on February 28, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. IF THE GREASE FROM THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ENTERS THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, IT CAN CONTAMINATE THE CONTACTS LEADING TO CARBON BUILD UP, AND POTENTIALLY, A SHORT CIRCUIT.
- The risk
- A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD LEAD TO EITHER THE BRAKE LAMPS STAYING ON, OR TO A LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AND WIPE DOWN THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE EXCESS GREASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 22, 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 01V078000 (4)
Ford (2)
Mercury (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V078000, 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