Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 05174 | 10/07/2005 | 10018067 | Vacuum pump inoperative or runs continuously - climate control defaults to defrost mode. *tt | 12/14/2005 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - SWITCH/WIRING | |||||
| 05188 | 10/07/2005 | 10018054 | Service kit available for wiper motor wiring. *tt | 12/14/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
| 04/21/2004 | 1 | 08/01/2003 | |
| Vehicle identification number (vin): 1ftnf1l33ed16623. i have been concerned with the inability to navigate safely through lane changes with this trucks narrow field of view and the small wide angle mirror is distracting and useless. the blind spot created by the bed box is not unlike my 1996 f250 supper cab truck and camper, a truck with virtually the same visual imparity as this work truck with the stahl sentinel coverall. i have no such concerns with my own truck it has a single wide angle mirror (convex) that i have had on two ford trucks sense 1980. the reason this 2003 truck concerns me is that the blind spot from the stahl sentinel coverall is compounded 80% more by fords 2003 extendable mirror with such a narrow field of view on the upper mirror and a hard to focus distracting lower mirror. i find this mirror on the passenger side very disappointing, distracting, a limited view and even confusing especially when making lane changes. when the mirror is adjusted out to see the adjacent lane you find that it is very disorienting because you can't see the right edge of your truck so it is hard to trust what the mirror is showing you! hell you could be seeing two lanes over! again i think the solution is: ford should offer an option or replacement of the top mirror with a wide angle mirror (convex). i would think that ford would want to investigate this safety issue further. after all 20 years ago the convex passenger side mirror was introduced for that reason and the complaints werent about coverage but about judging distances. so when innocent families get side swiped going down the interstate at a high rate of speed you going to blame the driver even though ford has introduced a faulty mirror design just to make the ranchers happy pulling and backing up there hay wagons!! and not give the camper haulers and work truck bed boxs a decent passenger mirror replacement.*ak | |||