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 - ELECTRICAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E066000 | CEQUENT ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS | E (Equipment) | 175 | 09/05/2007 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/28/2007 | 08/29/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain cequent 90 degree 7-way right angle adaptors sold by distributors in tow packages for aftermarket sales to tow 5th wheel rv travel trailers. due to incorrect wiring of the harness, the trailer lights may not operate properly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the trailer lights are not working properly, a vehicle crash can occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | All of the defective tow packages are still at the distributor level and have not been sold to any consumers. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket cequent tow packages and has no relation to any original equipment installed on daimlerchrysler, gmc, or ford vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V055000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 11/24/1997 to 02/16/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 720 | 02/27/1998 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/10/1998 | 03/19/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: supercab pickup trucks with dual rear wheel, and wide frame. the jacks provided with these vehicles are too large to be stowed securely under the seat as intended and were placed loose on the floor in the rear of the cab. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The jacks can move about the passenger compartment creating the potential for personal injury during a crash or sudden stop. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace these jacks. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner/dealer notification began february 27, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not have the jack replaced within a reasonable time free of charge 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 |
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| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 982452 | 04/01/1998 | 603524 | Information on the effect on vehicles when removing the a/c compressor. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 985159 | 11/01/1998 | 613294 | Some vehicles vin number were inadvertently omitted from vin cal on the r98nov mud. *tt | 06/20/2000 | |
| 12100 | 11/01/1998 | 613087 | Some vehicle vin numbers were inadvertently omitted from vin cal on the r98nov mud. *mjs | 06/16/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| Lighter does not work. yh | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 04/19/1999 | |||
| Front a/c cover disinigrated on us 270 while driving at 65mph, and end up all over the highway. | |||
| While traveling smelled smoke. soon after that air conditioning fan stopped blowing . consumer pulled vehicle over, and noticed signs of a fire meltig the wiring harness. fuse panel and blower switch heater were replaced at consumer's cost. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 11/17/1999 | 2 | 12/01/1998 | |
| Brake rotors repeatedly warp. first time, dealer covered under warranty at 12937 miles. second time, dealer claims that warranty repairs for brakes are not covered after 12000 miles. air conditioner totally failed last summer--so far working ok. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - CARRIER/RACK | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| Cable that attaches spare tire to vehicle continues to break. dealer has replaced spare tire carrier several times. *ak seat belt doesn't retract properly. *yh | |||
| 10/04/2000 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| Spare tire asembly cable snapped - tire flew off truck and almost struck 2 other cars | |||
| When driving on interstate at 55 mph spare tire cable broke from underneath of vehicle, causing the tire to drop down onto highway which caused a near accident. consumer has contacted dealer. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 05/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| Spare tire cable broke, causing the tire to separate from vehicle. dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 07/23/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| The spare tire broke loose from under the truck while traveling down the highway, being that we were pulling a 24'enclosed race car trailer at the time the spare tire broke off. when hit by the trailer it threw the trailer in the air braking the axels on impact. luckily no one was in the oncomming lane at the time or following to close behind. damage was cause heavily to the trailer, the truck seems to be ok. i am glad we weren't traveling down a major highway at the time of the incident. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Recall repair work denied. | |||