NHTSA Campaign 06V033000
INTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 06V033000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the interior lighting. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V033000 with NHTSA on February 6, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V033000, NHTSA lists up to 211,432 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 7, 2005 and August 25, 2005.
The 06V033000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V033000 were scheduled from February 27, 2006, 21 days after the report.
06V033000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2005–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V033000 ranks 47 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH EITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 105, 'HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS' OR FMVSS NO. 135, 'PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS.' THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A SOFTWARE ERROR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
- The risk
- THIS ERROR COULD PREVENT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING IF THE ABS MODULE EVER BECAME INOPERATIVE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 06C11.
Reported February 6, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V033000 (3)
Ford (2)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V033000, 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: February 6, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted