NHTSA Campaign 06V383000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 06V383000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V383000 with NHTSA on October 5, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V383000, NHTSA lists up to 139,537 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 16, 2004 and June 20, 2005.
The 06V383000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V383000 were scheduled from November 8, 2006, 34 days after the report.
06V383000 covers 3 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2005–2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V383000 ranks 59 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 06V383000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 06V383000 was 05V030000, reported on February 1, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS MAY EXPERIENCE WATER INTRUSION ALLOWING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER.
- The risk
- AS A RESULT, THE DOOR LATCH PAWL MAY NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIELD OVER THE FRONT LATCHES; SEAL A DRAIN HOLE IN THE REAR WINDOW TRIM MOLDING ON THE FREESTYLE REAR SIDE DOORS; AND APPLY GREASE TO ALL FRONT AND REAR SIDE-DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 06S45.
Reported October 5, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V383000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V383000, 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: October 5, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted