NHTSA Campaign 04V332000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA campaign 04V332000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: springs: coil springs. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V332000 with NHTSA on July 15, 2004; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 04V332000, NHTSA lists up to 899,060 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 28, 1998 and August 13, 2001.
The 04V332000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V332000 were scheduled from January 10, 2005, 179 days after the report.
04V332000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 04V332000 covers have filed at least 1,320 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V332000 vehicles, the 2001 Ford Taurus has the most (515).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V332000 ranks 13 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V332000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 04V332000 was 04V328000, reported on July 7, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS COULD FRACTURE DUE TO CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH SALT USED ON THE ROADWAYS DURING THE WINTER. A FRACTURED SPRING COULD MOVE PAST THE SPRING SEAT AND CONTACT A FRONT TIRE.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE TIRE MAY RUPTURE RESULTING IN A RAPID AIR LOSS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL PROTECTIVE SPRING SHIELDS. IN ADDITION, FORD IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS IN ALL OTHER STATES, FOR FRACTURE ONLY, UP TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 150,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL JULY 31, 2005. IF EITHER FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURES, DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. AN INTERIM NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS ON AUGUST 2, 2004. PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE 2000-2001 MY VEHICLES AND OWNERS WERE SENT A LETTER ON JANUARY 10, 2005, ADVISING THEM TO BRING IN THEIR VEHICLES FOR REPAIR PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 1999 MY VEHICLES BY THE END OF FEBRUARY 2005 AND OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE NOTIFIED THEN. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S17.
Reported July 15, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V332000 (4)
Ford (2)
Mercury (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V332000, 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 15, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted