NHTSA Campaign 04V445000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 04V445000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V445000 with NHTSA on September 13, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V445000, NHTSA lists up to 253,076 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2002 and April 30, 2004.
The 04V445000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V445000 were scheduled from September 27, 2004, 14 days after the report.
04V445000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V445000 ranks 42 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V445000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 04V445000 was 04V105000, reported on March 2, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VANS, THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT MATERIAL PROCESS RESULTED IN AN AIR FILTER PAPER ELEMENT THAT CAN SMOLDER OR BURN. THIS CHANGE IN FILTER PAPER COMPOSITION COMBINED WITH THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM, MAY ALLOW HOT CARBON PARTICLES TO CONTACT THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT CREATE HOT PARTICLES.
- The risk
- THESE HOT PARTICLES MAY IGNITE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM DAMAGE OR UNDERHOOD FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 27, 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. 04S23/CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 04N03.
Reported September 13, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V445000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V445000, 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