NHTSA Campaign 12V035000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 12V035000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V035000 with NHTSA on February 2, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V035000, NHTSA lists up to 13,239 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 10, 2011 and October 25, 2011.
The 12V035000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V035000 were scheduled from March 2, 2012, 29 days after the report.
12V035000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2011–2012.
Owners of the model years 12V035000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V035000 vehicles, the 2011 Ford F-53 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V035000 ranks 112 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V035000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 12V035000 was 12V009000, reported on January 12, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-53 AND F-59 STRIPPED CHASSIS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2010 THROUGH JULY 1, 2011 AND CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 F-53 AND F-59 STRIPPED CHASSIS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 10, 2011 THROUGH OCTOBER 25, 2011. THE PRNDL CABLE MAY BREAK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE CABLE BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR IN THE PRNDL DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL REMAIN IN THE FIRST GEAR POSITION REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR SELECTED.
- The risk
- AN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM KNOWING IF THEY ARE IN PARK OR REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND THE PRNDL CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 12S27.
Reported February 2, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V035000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V035000, 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 2, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted