NHTSA Campaign 03V283000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 03V283000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V283000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V283000, NHTSA lists up to 1,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 9, 2002 and February 28, 2003.
The 03V283000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V283000 were scheduled from August 8, 2003, 3 days after the report.
03V283000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 03V283000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V283000 ranks 167 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V283000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 03V283000 was 02V239000, reported on September 9, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY CHASSIS CABS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THE TIRE PLACARD LABEL AND INCOMPLETE VEHICLE LABEL MAY HAVE INCORRECT METRIC (KPA) TIRE PRESSURE INFORMATION (TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE SHOWN IN ENGLISH UNITS (PSI) IS CORRECT), AND TRANSPOSED TIRE SIZE AND RIM SIZE INFORMATION.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE SENT CORRECTED LABELS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03L13.
Reported August 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V283000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V283000, 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