NHTSA Campaign 05V310000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
NHTSA campaign 05V310000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: tread/belt. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V310000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V310000, NHTSA lists up to 10,061 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 2, 2005 and May 23, 2005.
The 05V310000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V310000 were scheduled from July 13, 2005, 7 days after the report.
05V310000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V310000 ranks 119 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V310000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 6 other recalls on the tires on this site; the one before 05V310000 was 04V229000, reported on May 17, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT THE CENTER TREAD DURING PRODUCTION.
- The risk
- OVER TIME, THE DAMAGE MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW BELT CORROSION ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL FOUR TIRES (TO ENSURE INSPECTION OF THE LEFT HAND SIDE TIRES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ROTATED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE) FOR TIRE TREAD DAMAGE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S35. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2005.
Reported July 6, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V310000 (2)
Ford (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V310000, 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: July 6, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted