NHTSA Campaign 14V285000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 14V285000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 14V285000 with NHTSA on May 29, 2014; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 14V285000, NHTSA lists up to 183,425 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 24, 2008 and February 28, 2014.
The 14V285000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V285000 were scheduled from July 26, 2014, 58 days after the report.
14V285000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2010–2014.
Owners of the model years 14V285000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V285000 vehicles, the 2011 Ford Taurus has the most (14).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V285000 ranks 120 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 14V285000, Ford Motor Company has 29 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 14V285000 was 13V335000, reported on August 1, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Taurus vehicles manufactured November 24, 2008, through February 28, 2014, originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. When used in areas that use road salt, the license plate lamp assembly may experience an electro-chemical reaction and corrosion as a result of water intrusion.
- The risk
- This corrosion may result in a short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the license plate lamp assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on July 26, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S08. Note: Under program 14R01, Ford will notify owners in non-corrosion states, and, at the customer's request, dealers will replace the license plate lamp assembly.
Reported May 29, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V285000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V285000, 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 29, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted