NHTSA Campaign 04V106000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 04V106000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V106000 with NHTSA on March 2, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V106000, NHTSA lists up to 938,789 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 3, 1999 and March 31, 2003.
The 04V106000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V106000 were scheduled from April 5, 2004, 34 days after the report.
04V106000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 04V106000 covers have filed at least 141 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V106000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Taurus has the most (87).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V106000 ranks 12 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V106000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 04V106000 was 01V078000, reported on March 12, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING. THIS MALFUNCTIONING COULD RENDER THE STOP LAMPS INOPERABLE OR CAUSE THEM TO STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE CONFUSION TO A FOLLOWING DRIVER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The risk
- IN ADDITION, IF THE SWITCH AND/OR ASSOCIATED WIRING FAIL IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ACTUATE AND THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF "PARK" IF THEY FAIL IN THE CLOSED POSITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON, WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE SPEED CONTROL TO BE ACTIVATED. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND ASSOCIATED WIRING ASSEMBLY AND INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED STOP LAMP SWITCH AND WIRE ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON APRIL 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S12.
Reported March 2, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V106000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V106000, 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: March 2, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted