NHTSA Campaign 12V149000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
NHTSA campaign 12V149000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: switch/wiring. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V149000 with NHTSA on April 5, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V149000, NHTSA lists up to 140,310 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2010 and October 18, 2011.
The 12V149000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V149000 were scheduled from May 21, 2012, 46 days after the report.
12V149000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V149000 ranks 58 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V149000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 12V149000 was 11V445000, reported on August 26, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FOCUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 18, 2011. A SEAL IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER MOTOR MAY BE MISSING.
- The risk
- WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE CONNECTOR, RESULTING IN AN INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER MOTOR, REDUCING VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND AS NECESSARY, CLEAN AND PROPERLY SEAL THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER MOTOR CONNECTOR. ANY INOPERATIVE WIPER MOTORS WILL BE REPLACED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12S29.
Reported April 5, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V149000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V149000, 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 5, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted