NHTSA Campaign 04V421000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA campaign 04V421000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V421000 with NHTSA on August 30, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V421000, NHTSA lists up to 88,600 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 25, 1999 and November 30, 2001.
The 04V421000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V421000 were scheduled from April 16, 2004.
04V421000 covers 1 model from Mercury, model years 2000–2002.
Owners of the model years 04V421000 covers have filed at least 97 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V421000 vehicles, the 2002 Mercury Cougar has the most (41).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V421000 ranks 74 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V421000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V421000 was 04V200000, reported on April 26, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION OF THE FILTER IN THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) CAN REDUCE, AND EVENTUALLY BLOCK, THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE.
- The risk
- THIS MAY CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. OVER TIME, THE FILTER MAY BECOME SUFFICIENTLY BLOCKED TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT. ALL OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FDM WITH A NEW DESIGN AT NO CHARGE IF THE OWNER REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS ANY OF THE IDENTIFIED SYMPTOMS. THE FREE REPLACEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON APRIL 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04N02.
Reported August 30, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V421000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V421000, 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: August 30, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted