Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 8315 | 03/01/2000 | 612738 | This bulletin mentions that some trucks built after 9/22/1999 equipped with the 8' bed now have the stake hole caps incorporated into the bed rail molding. *tt | 06/12/2000 | |
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| 13940 | 03/01/2000 | 612933 | Some vehicles equipped with crew cab and built before 2/25/2000 may exhibit a popping noise from the rear of the cab when driving over uneven surfaces. *tt | 06/14/2000 | |
| 8266 | 03/01/2000 | 612707 | Some vehicles equipped with crew cab and built before 2/25/2000 may exhibit a popping noise from the rear of the cab when driving over uneven surfaces. *tt | 06/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/29/2004 | 54000 | 1 | |
| While pulling into my garage i heard a strange clunck noise from the rear end. it turned out to be my spare tire falling off. the factory spare tire carrier cable broke. the cable showed no signs of corrosion, i finally found the crimped on end in the driveway to confirm the cable broke at the point of crimp. thank goodness this happened in my driveway and not at 70mph, who knows what kind of damage or who would have been killed as a result of this. i called my local ford dealership to inquire on a recall or at least a tsb, none existed. i installed a safety chain to catch the spare should the cable break again.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The consumer class c motorhome unit is a shasta 22.5 v10 was affected by windy condition and by passing traffic especially trucks at high speed. the dealer examined the motohome and recomended that special equipment be installed to correct the unsafe handling of the motohome. the unit was weighed and was found that there was weight difference of 500 pounds from one side to the other, consumer states he was told by dealer that nine out of ten class c motor homes have steering problems. *yh | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 08/15/2004 | 60000 | 1 | 10/01/2000 |
| Dt: the contact states there is a flat piece of metal that holds the bed together; the metal was completely rusted and apart from the bends of the truck. he has an arrow technical body. contacted, redding the manufacturer of the bed of the truck; they called their bosses and said they could not do anything for him because he was the owner of only one truck. he has found this is a major problem. found out that they could not put under coat underneath the truck because of a fire hazard. in addition, found out they were putting under coat under the truck that arose from a fire a year or two before he bought the truck. he received a recall letter regarding the straps for the tailgate. he warranty on the bed of the truck almost expired. the truck does not have any contact with any off-road elements. the model # of the body was: v110fsw99. the serial # of the body is: 501393 . the redding body company was in charge of the body. *ak updated 11/29/05. *jb | |||