NHTSA Campaign 08V057000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
NHTSA campaign 08V057000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 08V057000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V057000, NHTSA lists up to 57,199 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 11, 2006 and November 10, 2006.
The 08V057000 report reached NHTSA 15 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V057000 were scheduled from March 3, 2008, 27 days after the report.
08V057000 covers 4 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2006–2007.
Owners of the model years 08V057000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V057000 vehicles, the 2006 Ford E-150 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V057000 ranks 85 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V057000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 08V057000 was 07V278000, reported on June 28, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING 57,199 MY 2006-2007 E-150, E-250, E-350, AND MY 2007 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L ENGINES. THE FUEL RAIL CROSS-OVER HOSE MAY CONTAIN WEAK AREAS. AS A RESULT, THE HOSE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL ODOR AND/OR FUEL LEAK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 08S02.
Reported February 5, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V057000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V057000, 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: February 5, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted