NHTSA Campaign 08V428000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
NHTSA campaign 08V428000 covers 3 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 08V428000 with NHTSA on August 25, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V428000, NHTSA lists up to 2,811 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 30, 2007 and June 13, 2008.
The 08V428000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V428000 were scheduled from September 5, 2008, 11 days after the report.
08V428000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V428000 ranks 148 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V428000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 08V428000 was 07V553000, reported on December 5, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING 2,811 MY 2008-2009 F-650 AND F-750 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH C7 OR C9 CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET CHECK PLUG MAY BE CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSE FUEL TO SPRAY AND LEAK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- FORD IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR (PLEASE SEE 08E042). CATERPILLAR WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP PLUG FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986, OR FORD AT 1-800-343-5338 (FLEET OWNERS) OR 1-866-906-9811 (MOTOR HOME OWNERS).
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 08V02.
Reported August 25, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V428000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V428000, 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: August 25, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted