NHTSA Campaign 08V058000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NHTSA campaign 08V058000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 08V058000 with NHTSA on February 5, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V058000, NHTSA lists up to 123,632 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 3, 2006 and August 9, 2007.
The 08V058000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V058000 were scheduled from March 5, 2008, 29 days after the report.
08V058000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V058000 ranks 65 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V058000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the latches/locks/linkages on this site; the one before 08V058000 was 06V383000, reported on October 5, 2006.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING 123,632 MY 2007-2008 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. THE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING ON ALL SIDE DOORS MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL CUSTOMER USAGE. THIS CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THE HANDLE MAY BE LOOSE CAUSING A RATTLE OR NOISE AND THE HANDLE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO PROVIDE A DELAYED RESISTANCE WHEN ACTUATING THE HANDLE PRIOR TO OPENING THE DOOR.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INTERIOR HANDLE SPRING ON ALL SIDE DOORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 08S03.
Reported February 5, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V058000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V058000, 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