NHTSA Campaign 05V521000
STRUCTURE
NHTSA campaign 05V521000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 05V521000 with NHTSA on November 9, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V521000, NHTSA lists up to 2,488 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 2, 2005 and September 28, 2005.
The 05V521000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V521000 were scheduled from December 1, 2005, 22 days after the report.
05V521000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V521000 ranks 150 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 05V521000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 05V521000 was 04V442000, reported on September 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MEDIUM DUTY CHASSIS CABS, THE CAB ENTRY STEP PLATFORMS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAY CRACK DURING NORMAL USE.
- The risk
- A PERSON STEPPING OR STANDING ON THE PLATFORM WHEN IT BREAKS COULD BE INJURED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS ON BOTH CAB ENTRY STEP PLATFORMS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-343-5338.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 05S41.
Reported November 9, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V521000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V521000, 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