NHTSA Campaign 11V128000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 11V128000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V128000 with NHTSA on February 24, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V128000, NHTSA lists up to 8,022 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 25, 2010 and November 20, 2010.
The 11V128000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V128000 were scheduled from March 7, 2011, 11 days after the report.
11V128000 covers 5 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V128000 covers have filed at least 728 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V128000 vehicles, the 2011 Ford Edge has the most (687).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V128000 ranks 129 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V128000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 11V128000 was 07V140000, reported on March 26, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 FORD F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, EDGE, AND LINCOLN MKX TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 25, 2010, THROUGH NOVEMBER 20, 2010. THESE VEHICLES WERE INSPECTED USING INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) THAT HAD A CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE TO READ THE SUSPECT BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SERIAL NUMBER. BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBER THE BCM WAS EITHER NOT AFFECTED OR REPLACED. THE CUSTOM SOFTWARE ROUTINE WAS NOT READING THE CORRECT SET OF CHARACTERS, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY A BCM THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFFECTED BCMS MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INTERNAL SHORT.
- The risk
- IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT DEVELOPS, AN OVERHEATING CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD SAFETY RECALL NO. 10S14.
Reported February 24, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V128000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V128000, 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 24, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted