NHTSA Campaign 03V482000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 03V482000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V482000 with NHTSA on November 19, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V482000, NHTSA lists up to 671,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 5, 1999 and June 13, 2001.
The 03V482000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V482000 were scheduled from January 19, 2004, 61 days after the report.
03V482000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 03V482000 covers have filed at least 643 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V482000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Focus has the most (366).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V482000 ranks 16 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V482000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 03V482000 was 03V282000, reported on August 5, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION OF THE FILTER IN THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) CAN REDUCE, AND EVENTUALLY BLOCK, THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE.
- The risk
- THIS MAY CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. OVER TIME, THE FILTER MAY BECOME SUFFICIENTLY BLOCKED TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT. ALL OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FDM WITH A NEW DESIGN AT NO CHARGE IF THE OWNER REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS ANY OF THE IDENTIFIED SYMPTOMS. THE FREE REPLACEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD CAMPAIGN NO. 03N01.
Reported November 19, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V482000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V482000, 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: November 19, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted