NHTSA Campaign 05V030000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 05V030000 covers 6 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 05V030000 with NHTSA on February 1, 2005; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 05V030000, NHTSA lists up to 589,932 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 7, 1999 and September 2, 2002.
The 05V030000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V030000 were scheduled from March 9, 2005, 36 days after the report.
05V030000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V030000 covers have filed at least 160 complaints naming the latches/locks/linkages, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V030000 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Focus has the most (82).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V030000 ranks 19 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V030000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 05V030000 was 04V602000, reported on December 20, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH FOUR OR FIVE DOORS AND ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A BUILD-UP OF CORROSION AT THE PAWL PIVOT AREA OF THE REAR DOOR LATCH CAN CAUSE A BINDING CONDITION OF THE PAWL THAT MAY AFFECT PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE PAWL INTO THE CATCH. THE OCCUPANT MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY OPENING OR CLOSING A REAR DOOR, AND EVENTUALLY THE REAR DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY.
- The risk
- IF NOT LATCHED PROPERLY, THE DOOR MAY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF AN OCCUPANT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PERSONAL INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL HAVE A LOWER ROCKER SEAL ADDED TO THE DOOR AND HAVE THE REAR DOOR LATCHES EVALUATED FREE OF CHARGE. A LATCH THAT PASSES THE EVALUATION WILL BE LUBRICATED TO PREVENT FUTURE CORROSION. A LATCH THAT DOES NOT PASS THE EVALUATION WILL BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A STICKER WILL BE AFFIXED TO THE REAR DOORS ADVISING THE OWNERS TO USE THE RECOMMENDED LUBRICANT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S27.
Reported February 1, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V030000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V030000, 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: February 1, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted