Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||||
| 04M05 | 12/01/2004 | 10014680 | Customer satisfaction program 04m05. steel wheel additional coverage. *tt | 05/05/2005 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | ||||||
| RQ04007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/02/2004 | 12/20/2004 | FRACTURE OF THE STEEL WHEEL RIM | ||
| During a september 23, 2004 meeting and in subsequent discussions in november, ford advised the office of defects investigation (odi) of their plans to introduce an improved steel wheel for manufacturing and service component use on the subject vehicles, indicating this would occur in december 2004.the new wheel design incorporates an additional manufacturing process (shot peening) which lowers tensile stress in the surface layer of the rim material adjacent to the circumferential weld. theoretically this should improve rim durability by reducing fatigue crack initiation sites.indications from ford | ||||||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | ||||||
| RQ04007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/02/2004 | 12/20/2004 | FRACTURE OF THE STEEL WHEEL RIM | ||
| During a september 23, 2004 meeting and in subsequent discussions in november, ford advised the office of defects investigation (odi) of their plans to introduce an improved steel wheel for manufacturing and service component use on the subject vehicles, indicating this would occur in december 2004.the new wheel design incorporates an additional manufacturing process (shot peening) which lowers tensile stress in the surface layer of the rim material adjacent to the circumferential weld. theoretically this should improve rim durability by reducing fatigue crack initiation sites.indications from ford | ||||||
| WHEELS - CENTER SECTION | ||||||
| RQ04007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/02/2004 | 12/20/2004 | FRACTURE OF THE STEEL WHEEL RIM | ||
| During a september 23, 2004 meeting and in subsequent discussions in november, ford advised the office of defects investigation (odi) of their plans to introduce an improved steel wheel for manufacturing and service component use on the subject vehicles, indicating this would occur in december 2004.the new wheel design incorporates an additional manufacturing process (shot peening) which lowers tensile stress in the surface layer of the rim material adjacent to the circumferential weld. theoretically this should improve rim durability by reducing fatigue crack initiation sites.indications from ford | ||||||
| WHEELS - RIM | ||||||
| RQ04007 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/02/2004 | 12/20/2004 | FRACTURE OF THE STEEL WHEEL RIM | ||
| During a september 23, 2004 meeting and in subsequent discussions in november, ford advised the office of defects investigation (odi) of their plans to introduce an improved steel wheel for manufacturing and service component use on the subject vehicles, indicating this would occur in december 2004.the new wheel design incorporates an additional manufacturing process (shot peening) which lowers tensile stress in the surface layer of the rim material adjacent to the circumferential weld. theoretically this should improve rim durability by reducing fatigue crack initiation sites.indications from ford | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 11/14/2009 | 116000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford crown victoria. he received recall notice#07v079000, wheels, however, during inspection the technician stated that since the vehicle was not an active police ford/cvpi they would not honor the recall notice. the wheels have not been replaced. the manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 116,000. | |||