NHTSA Campaign 07V183000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
NHTSA campaign 07V183000 covers 1 year-make-model version 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 07V183000 with NHTSA on April 26, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V183000, NHTSA lists up to 630 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 30, 2007 and April 4, 2007.
The 07V183000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V183000 were scheduled from April 27, 2007, 1 day after the report.
07V183000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2007.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V183000 ranks 172 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V183000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 07V183000 was 07V156000, reported on April 10, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS) FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 135, "PASSENGER CAR BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE FRONT AND REAR RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LINES MAY BE REVERSED AT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
- The risk
- THE BRAKES MAY NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE LINE CONNECTIONS AND THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AND REPOSITION THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALLBEGAN ON APRIL 27, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07C16.
Reported April 26, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V183000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V183000, 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 26, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted