NHTSA Campaign 12V190000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
NHTSA campaign 12V190000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm). The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V190000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V190000, NHTSA lists up to 10,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 13, 2011 and February 27, 2012.
The 12V190000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V190000 were scheduled from June 11, 2012, 39 days after the report.
12V190000 covers 3 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2012–2013.
Owners of the model years 12V190000 covers have filed at least 294 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V190000 vehicles, the 2012 Ford Mustang has the most (177).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V190000 ranks 118 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V190000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 12V190000 was 12V035000, reported on February 2, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 FORD F-150, 2012 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, AND 2012-2013 MUSTANG VEHICLES, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT" AND 108 LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TRS) THAT WAS CALIBRATED OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR REVERSE GEAR.
- The risk
- IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR WHEN THE DRIVER PUSHES THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE REVERSE R POSITION AND THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION DOES GO IN REVERSE, THE R MAY NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD OF THE F-150, EXPEDITION, OR NAVIGATOR MODELS AND/OR THE BACKUP LAMP ON THE REAR OF THE F-150, EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, OR MUSTANG VEHICLES MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH OR A PEDESTRIAN BEING STRUCK DUE TO THE VEHICLES NOT SIGNALING IT IS IN REVERSE.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TRS AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12C23.
Reported May 3, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V190000 (4)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V190000, 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: May 3, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted