NHTSA Campaign 05V135000
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
NHTSA campaign 05V135000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: gear box: shaft pitman. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V135000 with NHTSA on April 6, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V135000, NHTSA lists up to 481 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 9, 2005 and March 14, 2005.
The 05V135000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V135000 were scheduled from April 6, 2005, 0 days after the report.
05V135000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V135000 ranks 176 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V135000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 05V135000 was 03V457000, reported on November 6, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN CHASSIS CAB TRUCKS, THE STEERING GEAR MAY HAVE SOME GEARS WITH A GEAR PISTON THAT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT RE-CIRCULATING BALL TUBE RETAINER. AN INCORRECT RETAINER MAY RESULT IN AN IMPROPERLY RETAINED RE-CIRCULATING BALL TUBE, WHICH MAY NOT KEEP THE RE-CIRCULATING BALLS IN PLACE DURING STEERING GEAR ACTUATION.
- The risk
- IF THE RE-CIRCULATING BALLS BECOME DISLODGED A VEHICLE OPERATOR MAY NOTICE NOISE AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORTS THAT MAY EVENTUALLY PROGRESS TO IMPAIRED STEERING OR POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A SPECIFIC DATE CODE AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S30.
Reported April 6, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V135000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V135000, 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: April 6, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted