NHTSA Campaign 04V446000
WHEELS:HUB
NHTSA campaign 04V446000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels: hub. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V446000 with NHTSA on September 13, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V446000, NHTSA lists up to 34,013 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 23, 2004 and May 13, 2004.
The 04V446000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V446000 were scheduled from September 20, 2004, 7 days after the report.
04V446000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V446000 ranks 91 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V446000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 04V446000 was 03V279000, reported on August 5, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN MINIVANS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT HEAT TREATED CORRECTLY. THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL CRACKS IN THE HUB.
- The risk
- IF THE CRACKS WERE TO PROGRESS, THIS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN WHEEL SEPARATION. WHEEL SEPARATION MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT HUB, ROTORS, AND WHEEL BEARINGS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04S24.
Reported September 13, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V446000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V446000, 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