NHTSA Campaign 07V140000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 07V140000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 07V140000 with NHTSA on March 26, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V140000, NHTSA lists up to 1,022 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 18, 2006 and January 28, 2007.
The 07V140000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V140000 were scheduled from April 3, 2007, 8 days after the report.
07V140000 covers 4 models from Ford, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 07V140000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V140000 vehicles, the 2008 Ford F-550 Sd has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V140000 ranks 166 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V140000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 07V140000 was 06V119000, reported on April 10, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 6.4L DIESEL ENGINE, INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE OF THE BATTERY POSITIVE (B+) WIRE TO THE RIGHT HAND SPLASH SHIELD BOLT MAY RESULT IN THE BATTERY B+ WIRE CONTACTING THE SPLASH SHIELD BOLT.
- The risk
- LONG TERM CONTACT COULD CAUSE WIRE CHAFE, RESULTING IN COPPER WIRE BEING EXPOSED. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE BATTERY B+ WIRE COULD SHORT TO GROUND INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BATTERY B+ WIRE LOCATION AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE WIRE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07S50.
Reported March 26, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V140000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V140000, 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 26, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted