NHTSA Campaign 10V398000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 10V398000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 10V398000 with NHTSA on September 9, 2010; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 10V398000, NHTSA lists up to 3,469 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 11, 2006 and January 13, 2009.
The 10V398000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V398000 were scheduled from September 8, 2010.
10V398000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2008–2009.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V398000 ranks 143 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 10V398000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 10V398000 was 08V428000, reported on August 25, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 F-650 AND F-750 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C7 ENGINE. THE #5 AND #6 FUEL LINES MAY CRACK AT THE FASTENING POINT TO THE COMMON FUEL RAIL AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK.
- The risk
- A FUEL LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- FORD IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CATERPILLAR DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986 OR FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD SAFETY RECALL NO. 10V01.
Reported September 9, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V398000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V398000, 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: September 9, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted