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NHTSA Campaign 07V553000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

NHTSA campaign 07V553000 covers 21 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 07V553000 with NHTSA on December 5, 2007; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 07V553000, NHTSA lists up to 1,176,000 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 07V553000 were scheduled from December 29, 2007, 24 days after the report.

07V553000 covers 6 models from Ford, model years 2000–2003.

Owners of the model years 07V553000 covers have filed at least 696 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 07V553000 vehicles, the 2002 Ford F-250 Sd has the most (101).

By potentially affected vehicles, 07V553000 ranks 8 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.

Besides 07V553000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 07V553000 was 07V534000, reported on November 20, 2007.

What this recall covers

The defect
ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE STALL, A CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT WARNING.
The fix
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SENSOR AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 07S57.

Reported December 5, 2007

Vehicles covered by 07V553000 (21)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V553000, 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: December 5, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted