NHTSA Campaign 04V331000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
NHTSA campaign 04V331000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members: underbody shields. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V331000 with NHTSA on July 14, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V331000, NHTSA lists up to 1,395 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 2, 2004 and June 25, 2004.
The 04V331000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V331000 were scheduled from July 19, 2004, 5 days after the report.
04V331000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V331000 covers have filed at least 46 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V331000 ranks 157 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V331000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 04V331000 was 00V394000, reported on November 28, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, THE FRAME MAY HAVE A CENTER RAIL SECTION FLANGE THAT WAS NOT FORMED PROPERLY.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE FRAME RAIL SCOULD PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRAME TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE FRAME WAS INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. FORD AND THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 19, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S19.
Reported July 14, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V331000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V331000, 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 14, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted