NHTSA Campaign 04V327000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 04V327000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V327000 with NHTSA on July 7, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V327000, NHTSA lists up to 83,687 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 1, 2002 and March 31, 2003.
The 04V327000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V327000 were scheduled from July 22, 2004, 15 days after the report.
04V327000 covers 5 models from Ford, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V327000 covers have filed at least 50 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V327000 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Excursion has the most (26).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V327000 ranks 76 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V327000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 04V327000 was 02V288000, reported on November 6, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINES, THE ENGINE GROUND STUD THAT ATTACHES THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL EYELET TO THE ENGINE BLOCK MAY BE LOOSE.
- The risk
- IF THE GROUND WIRE IS LOOSE, ELECTRICAL CURRENT MAY FLOW TO THE RADIO SUPPRESSION STRAP CAUSING IT TO HEAT AND POTENTIALLY MELT OR IGNITE ADJACENT COMPONENTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE GROUND STUD AND THE RADIO SUPPRESSION STRAP AND ADJACENT COMPONENTS WILL BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACED, IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 23, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S15.
Reported July 7, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V327000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V327000, 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: July 7, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted