NHTSA Campaign 04V443000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
NHTSA campaign 04V443000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V443000 with NHTSA on September 13, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V443000, NHTSA lists up to 1,689 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 4, 2004 and June 21, 2004.
The 04V443000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V443000 were scheduled from September 17, 2004, 4 days after the report.
04V443000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V443000 ranks 153 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V443000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 04V443000 was 04V421000, reported on August 30, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 4.2L, 4.6L AND 5.4L GASOLINE ENGINES, THE FUEL TANK MAY HAVE A DEPRESSION AT THE SEAM BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM HALVES OF THE TANK. IF A DEPRESSION IS LARGE ENOUGH, FUEL MAY PERMEATE THE FUEL TANK WALL RESULTING IN A FUEL ODOR, ILLUMINATION, OF THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" INDICATOR LIGHT, OR A FUEL LEAK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 17, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S21.
Reported September 13, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V443000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V443000, 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: September 13, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted