NHTSA Campaign 03V279000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 03V279000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V279000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V279000, NHTSA lists up to 29,946 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 10, 2001 and September 30, 2002.
The 03V279000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V279000 were scheduled from August 8, 2003, 3 days after the report.
03V279000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 03V279000 covers have filed at least 105 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V279000 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Cvpi has the most (63).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V279000 ranks 94 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V279000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 03V279000 was 03V136000, reported on April 7, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN POLICE AND TAXI VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH STEEL WHEELS, SOME OF THE WHEELS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE RIM NEAR THE WELD LINE THAT CONNECTS THE RIM TO THE DISK.
- The risk
- THE CRACKS CAN ULTIMATELY RESULT IN RAPID AIR LOSS FROM THE TIRE AND COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FOUR ROAD WHEELS AND SPARE WHEEL WITH THE MANUFACTURING DATE CODES OF AUGUST 18, 2001 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2002. IN ADDITION, FORD IS PROVIDING EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR WHEELS ON 2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR AND TAXIS BUILT FROM OCTOBER 1, 2002 THROUGH APRIL 29, 2003. THESE WHEELS ARE EXHIBITING CRACKS AT A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER RATE THAN THOSE WHEELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03S05.
Reported August 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V279000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V279000, 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: August 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted