NHTSA Campaign 02V072000
TRAILER HITCHES
NHTSA campaign 02V072000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the trailer hitches. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V072000 with NHTSA on March 11, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V072000, NHTSA lists up to 417,037 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 23, 2000 and September 28, 2001.
The 02V072000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V072000 were scheduled from April 5, 2002, 25 days after the report.
02V072000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V072000 ranks 32 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V072000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 1 other recall on the trailer hitches on this site; the one before 02V072000 was 00V073000, reported on March 7, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- IN SOME MINIVANS, WATER AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS (DIRT, SALT, ETC.) CAN ENTER INTO THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO A MISSING BODY SEALER.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE REAR WIRE HARNESS. A SHORT CIRCUIT CAN LEAD TO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE REAR LIGHTING SYSTEM, REVERSE PARK-AID SYSTEM, OR TRAILER TOW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A SUSTAINED SHORT CIRCUIT CAN RESULT IN MELTED CONNECTORS AND POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND SURROUNDING AREA FOR ABSENCE OF BODY SEALING AND CORROSION. IF CORROSION IS PRESENT, DEALERS WILL SERVICE THE BODY GAPS, REPAIR CORRODED CONNECTORS, AND APPLY A PROTECTIVE PATCH TO THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND BODY HOLE. IF CORROSION IS NOT PRESENT BUT THE BODY SEALER IS MISSING, DEALERS WILL SERVICE THE BODY GAPS AND APPLY A PROTECTIVE PATCH TO THE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND BODY HOLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 5, 2002. 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 1-866-436-7332.
Reported March 11, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V072000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V072000, 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 11, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted