NHTSA Campaign 05V202000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 05V202000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V202000 with NHTSA on May 4, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V202000, NHTSA lists up to 25 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 21, 2005 and March 18, 2005.
The 05V202000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V202000 were scheduled from May 17, 2005, 13 days after the report.
05V202000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2005.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V202000 ranks 207 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V202000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 05V202000 was 04V446000, reported on September 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN CAB CHASSIS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACCURIDE ALUMINUM WHEELS, THE WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY PRE-STRESSED. THIS ALLOWS CRACKS TO DEVELOP OVER TIME.
- The risk
- THIS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WHEEL FAILURE AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WHEELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S031.
Reported May 4, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V202000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V202000, 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: May 4, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted