NHTSA Campaign 05V206000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NHTSA campaign 05V206000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V206000 with NHTSA on May 9, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V206000, NHTSA lists up to 132,800 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 26, 2002 and December 24, 2004.
The 05V206000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V206000 were scheduled from June 3, 2005, 25 days after the report.
05V206000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 05V206000 covers have filed at least 73 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V206000 vehicles, the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V206000 ranks 62 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V206000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 05V206000 was 04V444000, reported on September 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN POLICE INTERCEPTORS (CVPI) AND COMMERCIAL HEAVY DUTY (TAXI) VEHICLES, AT EXTREMELY HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES, THE SOUND INSULATING PANEL, LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE POSITIONED BETWEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE UNDERBODY, COULD SAG AND POSSIBLY CONTACT THE SURFACE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS, THE INSULATOR MIGHT EXPERIENCE CHARRING OF THE OUTER LAYER, BURNING ODOR, OR SMOKE WHICH MAY ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING DASH INSULATOR AND INSTALL A REVISED DESIGN INSULATOR PAD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S032.
Reported May 9, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V206000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V206000, 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 9, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted