NHTSA Campaign 12V193000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 12V193000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: axle assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V193000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V193000, NHTSA lists up to 27,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 1997 and July 3, 2003.
The 12V193000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V193000 were scheduled from June 19, 2012, 47 days after the report.
12V193000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 12V193000 covers have filed at least 641 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V193000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Windstar has the most (271).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V193000 ranks 98 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V193000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 12V193000 was 12V035000, reported on February 2, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 1997, THROUGH JULY 3, 2003, AND CURRENTLY REGISTERED OR ORIGINALLY SOLD IN VIRGINIA. OVER TIME, CORROSION CAN WEAKEN THE REAR AXLE MAKING IT SUSCEPTIBLE TO TORSIONAL STRESS. CORROSION AND STRESS CAN LEAD TO CRACKS WHICH, IF UNDETECTED, CAN INCREASE AND RESULT IN A COMPLETE FRACTURE OF THE AXLE.
- The risk
- A FRACTURED AXLE CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL REAR AXLE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS, OR REPLACE THE AXLES, AS NECESSARY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10S13.
Reported May 3, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V193000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V193000, 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