NHTSA Campaign 07V079000
WHEELS
NHTSA campaign 07V079000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the wheels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 07V079000 with NHTSA on March 6, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V079000, NHTSA lists up to 109,664 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 07V079000 were scheduled from March 15, 2007, 9 days after the report.
07V079000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 07V079000 covers have filed at least 76 complaints naming the wheels, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V079000 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Cvpi has the most (63).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V079000 ranks 68 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V079000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 07V079000 was 05V202000, reported on May 4, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN POLICE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH STEEL WHEELS, SOME OF THE WHEELS MAY DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE RIM NEAR THE WELD LINE THAT CONNECTS THE RIM TO THE DISK.
- The risk
- THE CRACKS CAN ULTIMATELY RESULT IN RAPID AIR LOSS FROM THE TIRE AND COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FOUR ROAD WHEELS AND SPARE WHEEL BASED ON THE WHEEL PART NUMBER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2007. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-343-5338.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07S48.
Reported March 6, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V079000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V079000, 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: March 6, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted