NHTSA Campaign 09V040000
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
NHTSA campaign 09V040000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the suspension: multiple axle. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 09V040000 with NHTSA on February 3, 2009; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 09V040000, NHTSA lists up to 11,134 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 22, 2008 and October 13, 2008.
The 09V040000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V040000 were scheduled from February 27, 2009, 24 days after the report.
09V040000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V040000 ranks 115 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 09V040000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 09V040000 was 07V270000, reported on June 26, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING 11,134 MY 2009 4X2 RANGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT WHEEL SPINDLES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CREATING THE RISK THAT A SPINDLE MAY FRACTURE DURING THE NORMAL USEFUL LIFE OF THE TRUCK.
- The risk
- IF A SPINDLE FRACTURES, THE WHEEL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SPINDLE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 09S07.
Reported February 3, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V040000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V040000, 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 3, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted