NHTSA Campaign 07V156000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 07V156000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 07V156000 with NHTSA on April 10, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 07V156000, NHTSA lists up to 446,460 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 22, 1999 and January 23, 2004.
The 07V156000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V156000 were scheduled from April 23, 2007, 13 days after the report.
07V156000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 07V156000 covers have filed at least 271 complaints naming the service brakes, hydraulic, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V156000 vehicles, the 2002 Ford Escape has the most (149).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V156000 ranks 27 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V156000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 07V156000 was 02V266000, reported on October 2, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES (ABS), THE ABS MODULE CONNECTOR MAY HAVE MISSING OR DISLODGED WIRE SEALS. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW CONTAMINATION TO ENTER THE MODULE CONNECTOR, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
- The risk
- AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MIGHT CAUSE AN ABS MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, AND IN SOME CASES, THE MODULE MAY OVERHEAT RESULTING IN BURNING ODOR, SMOKE, AND/OR FIRE. THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR EITHER WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR TO THE ABS MODULE FOR MISSING OR DISLODGED WIRE SEALS, AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE HARNESS CONNECTOR AS APPROPRIATE. THE DEALER WILL ALSO INSPECT THE CONNECTOR ON THE ABS MODULE AND REPLACE IT IF IT IS FOUND TO BE CORRODED OR DAMAGED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07S51.
Reported April 10, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V156000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V156000, 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: April 10, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted