NHTSA Campaign 03V136000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 03V136000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V136000 with NHTSA on April 7, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V136000, NHTSA lists up to 1,736 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 13, 2002 and February 12, 2003.
The 03V136000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V136000 were scheduled from April 14, 2003, 7 days after the report.
03V136000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V136000 ranks 152 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V136000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 03V136000 was 00V303000, reported on October 12, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 17 INCH CHROME WHEELS, THE CHROME WHEELS WERE NOT HEAT-TREATED. THESE WHEELS MAY CRACK AT THE LUG-NUT HOLES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE LUG-NUT TORQUE.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY EXPERIENCE NOISE AND/OR VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN THE WHEEL SEPARATING FROM THE HUB, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE WHEELS HAVE BEEN HEAT-TREATED. ANY WHEEL THAT HAS NOT BEEN HEAT-TREATED WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 14, 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 LINCOLN AT 1-800-521-4140.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03S01.
Reported April 7, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V136000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V136000, 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: April 7, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted