NHTSA Campaign 14V360000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 14V360000 covers 10 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
Palfleet Truck Equipment Company, LLC filed the report for 14V360000 with NHTSA on June 23, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V360000, NHTSA lists up to 10 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2009 and June 30, 2013.
The 14V360000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V360000 were scheduled from July 29, 2014, 36 days after the report.
14V360000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2009–2013.
Owners of the model years 14V360000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the equipment, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V360000 vehicles, the 2012 Ford F-550 Sd has the most (2).
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Palfleet Truck Equipment Company, LLC (Palfleet) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 super duty vehicles modified by Palfleet and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
- The risk
- The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
- The fix
- Palfleet will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on July 29, 2014. Owners may contact Palfleet customer service at 1- 502-376-2458.
Reported June 23, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V360000 (10)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V360000, 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: June 23, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted