NHTSA Campaign 02V289000
STEERING:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 02V289000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: linkages. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 02V289000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V289000, NHTSA lists up to 446,569 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 5, 1999 and May 31, 2001.
The 02V289000 report reached NHTSA 17 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V289000 were scheduled from February 10, 2003, 96 days after the report.
02V289000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V289000 ranks 26 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 02V289000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 02V289000 was 01V044011, reported on May 11, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE LOOSE PINCH BOLTS THAT SECURE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
- The risk
- LOOSE PINCH BOLTS COULD EXHIBIT NOISE, VIBRATION AND, IN EXTREME CASES IF LEFT UNCORRECTED, SEPARATION OF THE JOINT OR FRACTURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING KNUCKLE PINCH BOLT FOR TIGHTNESS AND CORRECT AS NECESSARY. 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 02V289000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V289000, 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