NHTSA Campaign 08V166000
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
NHTSA campaign 08V166000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 08V166000 with NHTSA on April 11, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V166000, NHTSA lists up to 158 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 10, 2007 and January 9, 2008.
The 08V166000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V166000 were scheduled from April 24, 2008, 13 days after the report.
08V166000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V166000 ranks 189 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V166000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 6 other recalls on the tires on this site; the one before 08V166000 was 05V310000, reported on July 6, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING 158 MY 2008 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) AND THE LIMO BUILDERS PACKAGE FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 138, Z"TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS." THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCREASED FROM 35 PSI TO 40 PSI WITHOUT A COMMENSURATE UPDATE TO THE TPMS CALIBRATIONS.
- The risk
- THE TPMS INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN A TIRE PRESSURE IS IS 25% BELOW THE 40 PSI VALUE STATED ON THE TIRE PLACARD LABEL OCCURS.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL RECONFIGURE THE TPMS THRESHOLDS TO THE APPROPRIATE PRESSURES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 08C03.
Reported April 11, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V166000 (2)
Ford (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V166000, 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: April 11, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted