NHTSA Campaign 06V471000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 06V471000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 06V471000 with NHTSA on December 12, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V471000, NHTSA lists up to 5,028 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 4, 2004 and March 30, 2006.
The 06V471000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 06V471000 were scheduled from February 13, 2007, 63 days after the report.
06V471000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 06V471000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V471000 ranks 136 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 06V471000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 06V471000 was 04V445000, reported on September 13, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN LOW CAB FORWARD CHASSIS TRUCKS, THE UNSEALED INJECTION PRESSURE REGULATOR CONNECTOR IS EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO ITS LOCATION ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE'S LOCATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONNECTOR HAS A HEAT INSULATION SLEEVE THAT MAY RETAIN WATER AROUND THE CONNECTOR.
- The risk
- OVER TIME, THE COLLECTED WATER MAY POTENTIALLY CORRODE THE CONNECTOR LEADS RESULTING IN VARIOUS ENGINE PERFORMANCE CONCERNS INCLUDING; RUNNING ROUGH, DIFFICULT OR UNABLE TO BE STARTED, OR ENGINE STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INJECTION PRESSURE REGULATOR CONNECTOR, INSPECT FOR CORROSION, AND REPLACE THE HEAT INSULATION. IF CORROSION IS PRESENT, THE CONNECTOR WILL BE REPLACED. IF CORROSION IS NOT PRESENT, DIELECTRIC GREASE WILL BE APPLIED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 06S47.
Reported December 12, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V471000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V471000, 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: December 12, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted