NHTSA Campaign 04V328000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 04V328000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V328000 with NHTSA on July 7, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V328000, NHTSA lists up to 47,314 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 14, 2001 and December 3, 2002.
The 04V328000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V328000 were scheduled from July 15, 2004, 8 days after the report.
04V328000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V328000 covers have filed at least 108 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V328000 vehicles, the 2003 Lincoln Town Car has the most (81).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V328000 ranks 87 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V328000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 04V328000 was 00V359001, reported on November 3, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN POLICE, COMMERCIAL, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES SOLD TO FLEETS TYPICALLY INPUT HIGHER LOADS INTO THE VEHICLE CHASSIS OVERLOADING THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AXLES.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO EARLY BEARING FAILURE AND ULTIMATELY TO AXLE SHAFT FRACTURE. IN THE EVENT OF AXLE SHAFT FRACTURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE DRIVE FUNCTION AND WOULD COAST TO A STOP. LOSS OF DRIVE FUNCTION COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, SEALS,AND AXLE SHAFTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S16.
Reported July 7, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V328000 (2)
Ford (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V328000, 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