NHTSA Campaign 05V520000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 05V520000 covers 13 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V520000 with NHTSA on November 9, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V520000, NHTSA lists up to 199,942 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 29, 2005 and October 17, 2005.
The 05V520000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V520000 were scheduled from November 22, 2005, 13 days after the report.
05V520000 covers 13 models from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 05V520000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V520000 vehicles, the 2006 Ford E-150 has the most (3).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V520000 ranks 51 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V520000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 05V520000 was 03V087000, reported on March 10, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, PASSENGER CARS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITHOUT GREASE BEING APPLIED TO THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR.
- The risk
- AFTER A PERIOD OF CONTINUOUS USE ON THE HIGH SPEED SETTING, LACK OF GREASE ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT GEAR MAY CAUSE THE GEAR TO DISTORT OR FRACTURE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN A LOSS OF WIPER FUNCTION. INOPERATIVE WIPERS UNDER INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO IMPAIRED VISIBILITY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER MOTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF GREASE AND GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR GEARS IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673 OR LINCOLN/MERCURY AT 1-800-521-4140.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S40.
Reported November 9, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V520000 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V520000, 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