NHTSA Campaign 05V515000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
NHTSA campaign 05V515000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V515000 with NHTSA on November 9, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V515000, NHTSA lists up to 123,206 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 3, 2005 and June 21, 2005.
The 05V515000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V515000 were scheduled from December 1, 2005, 22 days after the report.
05V515000 covers 3 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V515000 covers have filed at least 95 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V515000 vehicles, the 2005 Ford Freestyle has the most (95).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V515000 ranks 66 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V515000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 05V515000 was 05V266000, reported on June 9, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE BODY MAY BREAK, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK HEAT SHIELD TO DROP ON THE DRIVESHAFT (ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES) OR EXHAUST SYSTEM (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES).
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS, DRIVERS MAY NOTICE A NOISE OR A FUEL LEAK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S37.
Reported November 9, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V515000 (3)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V515000, 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: November 9, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted