NHTSA Campaign 02V288000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 02V288000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V288000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V288000, NHTSA lists up to 291,854 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 19, 1999 and May 31, 2001.
The 02V288000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V288000 were scheduled from February 10, 2003, 96 days after the report.
02V288000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 02V288000 covers have filed at least 1,839 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V288000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Focus has the most (1,343).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V288000 ranks 37 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V288000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 02V288000 was 01V031000, reported on February 6, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ZETEC ENGINES, LOOSE OR BROKEN ATTACHMENTS AND MISROUTED BATTERY CABLES COULD LEAD TO CABLE INSULATION DAMAGE.
- The risk
- THIS, IN TURN, COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY CABLES TO SHORT RESULTING IN HEAT DAMAGE TO THE CABLES. BESIDES HEAT DAMAGE, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE, THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO START, OR SMOKE, MELTING, OR FIRE COULD ALSO OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BATTERY CABLES FOR THE CONDITION OF THE CABLE INSULATION AND PROPER TIGHTENING OF THE TERMINAL ENDS. AS NECESSARY, CABLES WILL BE REROUTED, RETAINING CLIPS INSTALLED, AND DAMAGED BATTERY CABLES REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 10, 2003. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Reported November 6, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V288000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V288000, 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: November 6, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted