NHTSA Campaign 11V246000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
NHTSA campaign 11V246000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: power adjust. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V246000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V246000, NHTSA lists up to 192 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 7, 2011 and March 23, 2011.
The 11V246000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V246000 were scheduled from May 4, 2011, 14 days after the report.
11V246000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V246000 ranks 186 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V246000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 11 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 11V246000 was 11V063000, reported on February 2, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 E-150, E-250, E-350 AND E-450 TRUCKS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT UNDER UNUSUALLY HIGH LOADS, SUCH AS DURING A CRASH, THE DRIVER POWER SEAT TRACK WORM GEAR MAY FRACTURE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OF SEVERE LOADING, THE WORM GEAR COULD FRACTURE AND ALLOW THE SEAT TO SHIFT UNRESTRAINED FORWARD OR BACKWARD INCREASING THE RISK AND/OR SEVERITY OF INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY, AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11C16.
Reported April 20, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V246000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V246000, 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: April 20, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted