NHTSA Campaign 12V318000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NHTSA campaign 12V318000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 12V318000 with NHTSA on July 6, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V318000, NHTSA lists up to 783 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2012 and March 16, 2012.
The 12V318000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V318000 were scheduled from July 31, 2012, 25 days after the report.
12V318000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V318000 ranks 169 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 12V318000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 12V318000 was 12V149000, reported on April 5, 2012.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 F-650 AND F-750 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 16, 2012. THE CLEAR AND BLACK PRIMER MAY BE MISSING ON CERTAIN WINDSHIELDS WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN INSUFFICIENT BOND BETWEEN THE GLASS AND CAB STRUCTURE.
- The risk
- AN INSUFFICIENT BOND MAY RESULT IN A SEPARATION OF THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE CAB, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD FOR URETHANE ADHESION, AND REPLACE OR REINSTALL THE WINDSHIELD AS REQUIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12S33.
Reported July 6, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V318000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V318000, 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: July 6, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted