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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILER HITCHES | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V073000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/22/1996 to 12/09/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 565800 | 05/15/2000 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/07/2000 | 03/13/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles. the trailer hitch assembly to the frame attaching bolts could lose the clamp load. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The trailer hitch could then separate from the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the trailer hitch mounting bolts and nut plates. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began may 15, 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.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILER HITCHES | |||||
| 13711 | 01/01/2000 | 612699 | Subject regarding the servicing of trailer hitches on vehicles. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILER HITCHES | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1998 | ||
| Safety inspection of factory installed trailer hitch received one bolt only finger tight. | |||
| 05/30/2000 | 1 | 11/11/1999 | |
| Prior to recall hitch fastener kit failed (00v-073). yh | |||
| Nhtsa recall 00v073000 and manufacturer's recall 00s05/ trailer hitch and attachments. no parts were available. *ak | |||
| 03/30/2000 | 3 | 02/01/1999 | |
| This vehicle has been back to dealership seven times since purchase for warranty service problems and recalls. in may of 99 there was a recall on the wheel lugs: nuts. in september 99, november 99, and march 2000 it was in for windshield wiper problems; moulding replacement; twice for front end alignments (steers to right); and trailer hitch recall. the constant smelll of burning oil has just been diagnosed on latest visit to dealership 5/15/00 as needing a new cylinder head. vehicle has been in on three other occasions for this same problem, but they could never find it. now parts are on order---will take 3-4 days to obtain parts before they can repair it. regarding the windnoise dealer says its normal yet service bulletins have been issued on this problem (996780 & tsb 99-6-5). in november of 1999, the left tie rod broke off while we were in phoenix. a phoenix dealership did a same day repair for us. *ak | |||
| 05/16/2000 | |||
| Recall 00v0730/trailer hitch assembly:vehicle was taken to dealer and informed that there were no parts available. *ak | |||
| 08/08/1999 | |||
| Reporting trailer hitches fastener failure. consumer noticed couple of bolts missing, one fell off in hand, and the others were loose. can nhtsa provide information on this matter. *ak | |||