NHTSA Campaign 04V200000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 04V200000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V200000 with NHTSA on April 26, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V200000, NHTSA lists up to 371 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 18, 2003 and August 29, 2003.
The 04V200000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V200000 were scheduled from May 6, 2004, 10 days after the report.
04V200000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V200000 ranks 179 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V200000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V200000 was 03V482000, reported on November 19, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS MAY HAVE A FUEL TANK WITH LOCALIZED DEPRESSIONS IN THE FUEL TANK WALL AT THE SEAM BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM HALVES OF THE TANK. IF A DEPRESSION IS LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY PERMEATE THE FUEL TANK WALL RESULTING IN A FUEL ODOR, OR THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY ILLUMINATE.
- The risk
- IF LEFT UNCORRECTED, A FUEL LEAK COULD EVENTUALLY DEVELOP.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-248-0186.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S14.
Reported April 26, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V200000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V200000, 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: April 26, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted