Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V284000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 03/31/1998 to 09/20/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 4500 | 11/11/2000 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/21/2000 | 09/22/2000 | 571 | 303 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: bi-fuel cng pickup trucks and bi-fuel cng vans, modified by cfi control systems, inc., fail to conform to the requirements of fmvss no. 303, fuel system integrity of compressed natural gas vehicles. the label affixed to the fuel filler door by the vehicle modifier contains the inspection date and expiration date of the cng tank. however, it does not contain the statement see instructions on the fuel container for inspection and service life. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | These vehicles do not comply with the requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Owners will be provided a label with the required statement, along with instructions for affixing the label at the fuel filler door. owner notification began november 2, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 99196 | 09/20/1999 | 6090087 | Information on identifying non-approved / alternate refrigerants which could cause safety, and performance concerns if installed in ford a/c systems. *tt | 03/08/2000 | |
| 98510 | 03/16/1998 | 601300 | Concerns with no temperature control. *yc | 07/20/1998 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 15871 | 05/01/2002 | 637689 | Some vehicles may exhibit interference and / or static in the land-mobile radio. *tt | 12/04/2002 | |
| 99129 | 06/14/1999 | 606460 | Experiencing a whine / buzz type noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio on vehicles with an in-tank electric fuel pump. *tt | 08/24/1999 | |
| 9873 | 04/13/1998 | 601341 | Experiencing a whining / buzzing noise in the speakers of the entertainment radio or two-way radio. *tt | 07/24/1998 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 00L05 | 11/01/2000 | 616504 | This service action requires the replacement of two emission control labels. *tt | 03/01/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 03/01/1999 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| Plastic thumb tacks on driver's side seat that hold the seat control buttons broke off. dealer said they didn't have enough people to take my van out to the conversion com. to get it fixed. wanted me to drive it 55 miles away myself and get it fixed. this was already broken when i bought the van from the dealer. although i found that my kids liked to use it as a step-ladder to get into driver seat. they would move the seat around to easily with the seat buttons sticking out on the right side of the drivers seat. i found this dangerous. (this was before it broke off.) i haven't fixed this myself, i found it hard to swallow that the dealer couldn't get it fixed. the radio/cd player hooked up in the back cannot be listened to by more then one person due to surges from the headphones plugged into their own stations. the dealer said i would have to take that to the conver. com. too, to get fixed. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 03/01/1999 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| Plastic thumb tacks on driver's side seat that hold the seat control buttons broke off. dealer said they didn't have enough people to take my van out to the conversion com. to get it fixed. wanted me to drive it 55 miles away myself and get it fixed. this was already broken when i bought the van from the dealer. although i found that my kids liked to use it as a step-ladder to get into driver seat. they would move the seat around to easily with the seat buttons sticking out on the right side of the drivers seat. i found this dangerous. (this was before it broke off.) i haven't fixed this myself, i found it hard to swallow that the dealer couldn't get it fixed. the radio/cd player hooked up in the back cannot be listened to by more then one person due to surges from the headphones plugged into their own stations. the dealer said i would have to take that to the conver. com. too, to get fixed. | |||