NHTSA Campaign 12V009000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 12V009000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V009000 with NHTSA on January 12, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V009000, NHTSA lists up to 36 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 2, 2011 and February 17, 2011.
The 12V009000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V009000 were scheduled from January 20, 2012, 8 days after the report.
12V009000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V009000 ranks 203 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V009000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 12V009000 was 12V006000, reported on January 9, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-650 TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR MFS08 FRONT STEER AXLE. THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE STEERING ARM TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE STEERING ARM LOOSENING OR SEPARATING.
- The risk
- LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING ARM AND STEERING KNUCKLE, AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 11S26.
Reported January 12, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V009000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V009000, 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 12, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted