NHTSA Campaign 11V030000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
NHTSA campaign 11V030000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members: underbody shields. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V030000 with NHTSA on January 26, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V030000, NHTSA lists up to 425,288 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V030000 were scheduled from February 21, 2011, 26 days after the report.
11V030000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 11V030000 covers have filed at least 737 complaints naming the structure, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V030000 vehicles, the 2001 Ford Windstar has the most (293).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V030000 ranks 31 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V030000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the structure on this site; the one before 11V030000 was 10V659000, reported on December 29, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOTH FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BODY MOUNTS MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKETS, AND BOTH BODY MOUNT ATTACHMENTS AT THE REAR OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME, AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. IF REPAIRS CANNOT BE MADE TO A VEHICLE, FORD WILL OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 21, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11S16.
Reported January 26, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V030000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V030000, 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: January 26, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted