NHTSA Campaign 03V349000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
NHTSA campaign 03V349000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft pitman. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V349000 with NHTSA on September 22, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V349000, NHTSA lists up to 300 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 24, 2003 and April 25, 2003.
The 03V349000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V349000 were scheduled from October 1, 2003, 9 days after the report.
03V349000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V349000 ranks 181 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V349000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 03V349000 was 02V289000, reported on November 6, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE PITMAN ARM TO STEERING GEAR RETAINING NUT WAS NOT FULLY TIGHTENED TO THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATION.
- The risk
- IF THE PITMAN ARM TO GEARBOX ATTACHMENT NUT LOOSENS, A NOISE AND A LOOSE FEEL IN THE STEERING COULD OCCUR. IF THE CONDITION PROGRESSED AND SERVICE WAS NOT SOUGHT, THE NUT COULD BACK OFF COMPLETELY AND THE PITMAN ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM THE GEAR CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING. IF THE WARNING IS NOT HEEDED AND STEERING IS LOST, A CRASH MAY RESULT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE PITMAN ARM RETAINING NUT TO SPECIFICATIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03S07.
Reported September 22, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V349000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V349000, 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: September 22, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted