NHTSA Campaign 11V355000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 11V355000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 11V355000 with NHTSA on July 13, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V355000, NHTSA lists up to 2,945 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 5, 2006 and September 11, 2006.
The 11V355000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V355000 were scheduled from August 16, 2011, 34 days after the report.
11V355000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2007.
Owners of the model years 11V355000 covers have filed at least 23 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V355000 vehicles, the 2007 Ford Five Hundred has the most (21).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V355000 ranks 146 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V355000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 11V355000 was 09V231000, reported on June 23, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND MERCURY MONTEGO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11, 2006. THE FUEL TANKS MAY NOT HAVE CONSISTENT WELDS BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL FILLER NECK SPUD WHICH CAN AFFECT THE STRENGTH OF THE JOINT. SOME FUEL TANK SPUD WELDS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE EXPECTED STRENGTH IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE REAR IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. AN IMPROPER WELD CAN RESULT IN A CRACK IN THE JOINT WHICH COULD ILLUMINATE THE EMISSIONS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, CAUSE A FUEL ODOR, OR ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK OUT.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 16, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S SAFETY RECALL NO. 11S20.
Reported July 13, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V355000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V355000, 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: July 13, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted