NHTSA Campaign 12V097000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE
NHTSA campaign 12V097000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: supply: check valve. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V097000 with NHTSA on March 7, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V097000, NHTSA lists up to 352 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 3, 2010 and December 20, 2011.
The 12V097000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V097000 were scheduled from April 12, 2012, 36 days after the report.
12V097000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 12V097000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the service brakes, air, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V097000 vehicles, the 2011 Ford F-750 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V097000 ranks 180 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V097000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site; the one before 12V097000 was 11V264000, reported on May 3, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F-650 AND F-750 TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 3, 2010, THROUGH DECEMBER 20, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX ATR-6 ANTILOCK TRACTION RELAY VALVES. IN EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS, THE BENDIX RELAY VALVES MAY POTENTIALLY DEVELOP INTERNAL LEAKAGE. INTERNAL LEAKAGE CAN LEAD TO AIR PRESSURE BEING DELIVERED TO AFFECTED PRIMARY OR SECONDARY BRAKE CAUSING CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION.
- The risk
- UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND LEAD TO A FIRE. UNEXPECTED CONTINUOUS BRAKE APPLICATION CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ALSO, THE BRAKES MAY BE APPLIED WITHOUT ILLUMINATING THE BRAKE LIGHTS, FAILING TO GIVE PROPER WARNING TO OTHER DRIVERS.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BENDIX ATR-6 TRACTION RELAY VALVE KIT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORDS RECALL NUMBER IS 12S28.
Reported March 7, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V097000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V097000, 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: March 7, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted