NHTSA Campaign 04V444000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
NHTSA campaign 04V444000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V444000 with NHTSA on September 13, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V444000, NHTSA lists up to 214,849 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2002 and November 19, 2003.
The 04V444000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V444000 were scheduled from October 15, 2004, 32 days after the report.
04V444000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2003.
Owners of the model years 04V444000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V444000 vehicles, the 2003 Ford E-550 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V444000 ranks 46 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V444000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 04V444000 was 04V327000, reported on July 7, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VANS, A DIODE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
- The risk
- THE ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE AN ABS MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, OR THE MODULE MAY OVERHEAT RESULTING IN A BURNING ODOR, SMOKE, AND/OR FIRE. THIS CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR UNATTENDED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUSE IN THE ABS CIRCUIT AND INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD OVER THE ABS MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO FORD IS EXTENDING THE LIMITED WARRANTY (FOR A ONE TIME REPLACEMENT) OF THE ABS MODULE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 150,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2005.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S22/CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 04N03.
Reported September 13, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V444000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V444000, 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