NHTSA Campaign 03V087000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NHTSA campaign 03V087000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V087000 with NHTSA on March 10, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V087000, NHTSA lists up to 67,894 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 29, 2001 and April 27, 2002.
The 03V087000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V087000 were scheduled from March 31, 2003, 21 days after the report.
03V087000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V087000 covers have filed at least 333 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V087000 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Taurus has the most (191).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V087000 ranks 82 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V087000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 03V087000 was 01V261000, reported on August 15, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, "WINDSHIELD MOUNTING." THE WINDSHIELDS MAY POTENTIALLY EXHIBIT INCREASED WIND NOISE, WATER LEAKAGE, AND SQUEAKS AND RATTLES.
- The risk
- POTENTIAL LOSS OF WINDSHIELD RETENTION MAY ALSO REDUCE OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WINDSHIELDS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2003. 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/MERCURY AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03C03.
Reported March 10, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V087000 (4)
Ford (2)
Mercury (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V087000, 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 10, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted