NHTSA Campaign 15V248000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NHTSA campaign 15V248000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 15V248000 with NHTSA on April 27, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V248000, NHTSA lists up to 21,435 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 17, 2014 and March 19, 2015.
The 15V248000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V248000 were scheduled from May 8, 2015, 11 days after the report.
15V248000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V248000 ranks 252 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V248000, Ford Motor Company has 29 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site; the one before 15V248000 was 14V285000, reported on May 29, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured February 17, 2014, to March 19, 2015, and equipped with daytime running lights (DRL). In the affected vehicles, the parking lights do not reduce their light output from a DRL level when used in conjunction with the headlights. As such, the light output may exceed the the permissable amount allowed by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the light output is excessive, oncoming traffic may be temporarily blinded, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford has notified owners, and dealers will update the lighting control software, free of charge. The recall began on May 8, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for the recall is 15C02.
Reported April 27, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V248000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V248000, 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: April 27, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted