NHTSA Campaign 08V523000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 08V523000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC filed the report for 08V523000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V523000, NHTSA lists up to 213 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 08V523000 were scheduled from October 21, 2008, 13 days after the report.
08V523000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2007–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V523000 covers have filed at least 41 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V523000 vehicles, the 2007 Ford F-150 has the most (41).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V523000 ranks 1 of 3 ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ROUSH IS RECALLING 213 MY 2007-2008 FORD F-150 TRUCKS ALTERED TO OPERATE USING LIQUID PROPANE INJECTION. THE HYDRO-CARBON PAPER AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF THE AIRBOX LID WITH ADHESIVE MAY BECOME DISLODGED DURING OPERATION.
- The risk
- THIS FAILURE MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF PERFORMANCE, ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND, IN EXTREME CASES, A STALLING OF THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIRBOX LID WITH A NEW ONE THAT INCLUDES THE HYDRO-CARBON PAPER WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED USING AN ADHESIVE PROMOTER AND GREATER PRESSURE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROUSH AT 1-866-307-6788.
Reported October 8, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V523000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V523000, 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: October 8, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted