NHTSA Campaign 03V319000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
NHTSA campaign 03V319000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the service brakes, air. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V319000 with NHTSA on August 28, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V319000, NHTSA lists up to 97 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 29, 2002 and July 22, 2003.
The 03V319000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V319000 were scheduled from September 12, 2003, 15 days after the report.
03V319000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V319000 ranks 191 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V319000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 03V319000 was 02V024000, reported on January 18, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY CHASSIS CABS FAIL TO COMPLY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE AIR BRAKE LINES MAY BE MISROUTED BETWEEN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESERVOIR TANKS OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM.
- The risk
- IF THE AIR BRAKE LINES ARE MISROUTED, AND THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCES A LOSS OF AIR FROM THE PRIMARY AIR TANK, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT HAVE SERVICE AIR BAKE FUNCTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL INSPECT THE AIR BRAKE LINE ROUTING AND IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE VEHICLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-248-0186.
Reported August 28, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V319000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V319000, 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 28, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted