NHTSA Campaign 07V453000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
NHTSA campaign 07V453000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 07V453000 with NHTSA on September 26, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V453000, NHTSA lists up to 1,497 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 23, 2007 and August 14, 2007.
The 07V453000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V453000 were scheduled from August 30, 2007.
07V453000 covers 3 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 07V453000 covers have filed at least 53 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V453000 vehicles, the 2008 Ford Explorer has the most (36).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V453000 ranks 155 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V453000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 07V453000 was 07V238000, reported on June 5, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE AND 6R TRANSMISSION, THE BOLT SECURING THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE FITTINGS AT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TORQUED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. AS A RESULT, THE BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK.
- The risk
- IF LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTACTS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, IT MAY POSE A RISK OF FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ATTACHMENT BOLT TIGHTENED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07S56.
Reported September 26, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V453000 (3)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V453000, 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: September 26, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted