NHTSA Campaign 05V518000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 05V518000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V518000 with NHTSA on November 9, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V518000, NHTSA lists up to 98,836 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2004 and February 11, 2005.
The 05V518000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V518000 were scheduled from November 18, 2005, 9 days after the report.
05V518000 covers 3 models from Ford, Mercury and Lincoln, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V518000 covers have filed at least 104 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V518000 vehicles, the 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis has the most (75).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V518000 ranks 72 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V518000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 05V518000 was 05V270000, reported on June 10, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BATTERY CABLE INCLUDES A FUSIBLE LINK THAT MAY CONTACT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHAFE ON A #2 CROSS MEMBER ATTACHING BOLT.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN HEAT DAMAGE AND COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUSIBLE LINK AND POSITION IT AWAY FROM THE CROSS MEMBER BOLT. IF THE FUSIBLE LINK HAS ALREADY CHAFED AND COPPER WIRES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, THE FUSIBLE LINK WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673, OR LINCOLN/MERCURY AT 1-800-521-4140.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S38.
Reported November 9, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V518000 (3)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V518000, 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