NHTSA Campaign 04V602000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 04V602000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V602000 with NHTSA on December 20, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V602000, NHTSA lists up to 262,113 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 04V602000 were scheduled from March 31, 2005, 101 days after the report.
04V602000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001–2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V602000 ranks 40 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 04V602000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN 2004-2005 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2001-2003 SPORT UTIITY VEHICLE HAVING REAR LIFTGATE COMPONENTS SERVICED WITH 2004 EQUIVALENT COMPONENTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 206, 'DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS.' THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCHING SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE INERTIA LOAD REQUIREMENT IN ONE DIRECTION.
- The risk
- IF THE LIFTGATE IS LEFT UNLOCKED, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT IT MAY OPEN DURING A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR LIFTGATE LATCH RELEASE ROD, THE RELEASE ROD ATTACHMENT CLIP AND THE DOOR HANDLE RETURN SPRING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 04C09.
Reported December 20, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V602000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V602000, 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: December 20, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted