NHTSA Campaign 07V534000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 07V534000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 07V534000 with NHTSA on November 20, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V534000, NHTSA lists up to 737 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 23, 2007 and August 23, 2007.
The 07V534000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V534000 were scheduled from December 14, 2007, 24 days after the report.
07V534000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V534000 ranks 170 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V534000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 07V534000 was 06V471000, reported on December 12, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C7 OR C9 DIESEL ENGINES, A FUEL PUMP FAILURE WILL DILUTE THE ENGINE OIL WITH FUEL AND MAY CAUSE THE TURBOCHARGER TO FAIL AND CAUSE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL WITH WARNING.
- The risk
- THE WARNING MAY BE EXPERIENCED BY ERRATIC PERFORMANCE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE. BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN A SITUATION WHERE A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- FORD IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E053). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 309-675-6496 OR FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07V11.
Reported November 20, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V534000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V534000, 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: November 20, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted