NHTSA Campaign 12V194000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
NHTSA campaign 12V194000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V194000 with NHTSA on May 3, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V194000, NHTSA lists up to 23,000 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V194000 were scheduled from June 18, 2012, 46 days after the report.
12V194000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 12V194000 covers have filed at least 1,305 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V194000 vehicles, the 2001 Ford Windstar has the most (416).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V194000 ranks 103 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V194000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 12V194000 was 10V385000, reported on August 26, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. CORROSION-RELATED FRACTURES OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKETS AND BODY MOUNT ATTACHMENTS MAY OCCUR.
- The risk
- A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOTH FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BODY MOUNTS MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKETS AND BOTH BODY MOUNT ATTACHMENTS AT THE REAR OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11S16.
Reported May 3, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V194000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V194000, 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