NHTSA Campaign 13V230000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 13V230000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 13V230000 with NHTSA on May 31, 2013; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 13V230000, NHTSA lists up to 107 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 25, 2012 and March 15, 2013.
The 13V230000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 13V230000 were scheduled from June 28, 2013, 28 days after the report.
13V230000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2013.
Owners of the model years 13V230000 covers have filed at least 17 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 13V230000 ranks 508 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 13V230000, Ford Motor Company has 55 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured April 25, 2012, through March 15, 2013 and equipped with an engine block heater. During use, the engine block heater cords may be bent and in certain temperatures, the wire insulation may crack, exposing the electrical wires.
- The risk
- Exposed electrical wires increase the risk of electric shock.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the block heater cord, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2013. Ford's recall number is 13S05. Owners may contact the Ford customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Reported May 31, 2013
Vehicles covered by 13V230000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13V230000, 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 31, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted