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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | ||||||||||||||||
| 07E106000 | FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION | E (Equipment) | 130000 | 02/07/2008 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/17/2007 | 12/19/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain federal-mogul replacement wheel hub assemblies with the brand names: national, carquest p/nos. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, and 515060, shipped between january 23, 2006, and december 20, 2007, sold for light duty and medium duty trucks. the inboard retention nut used to maintain hub bearing assembly can loosen resulting in an abs light indication, noise, and/or wheel separation. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Wheel separation can result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Federal-mogul will notify customers and will replace the hub assembly free of charge. the recall began on february 7, 2008. owners can contact federal-mogul toll-free at 877-489-6659. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to replacement national, carquest wheel hub assemblies and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles manufactured by general motors or ford.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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 08/15/2008 | 197000 | 1 | |
| The cast aluminum wheels on the f350 ford super duty dully can break, and did on my truck. the wheels are not strong enough to support the weight of the truck with the 7.3 liter diesel engine. if the front wheel breaks on this truck on the highway at normal speeds someone is going to die. my truck weighs just short of 8,000 lbs. it has never been driven off road and never been abused, such as pot holes, curbs, and that sort of thing. i did file a report with ford mtr. company and their comment was we will put your complaint on file and notify the engineers. i believe they already knew they had a problem with the wheels because the newer trucks have a beefyer wheel. my truck is a 2000.*tr | |||
| 12/19/2007 | 224605 | 2 | 07/20/2004 |
| I just found my second aluminum wheel cracked. i have a 2000 ford f350 4x4 dually with oem aluminum wheels. i had one crack about a year ago and i replaced it. so this is the second one i have found cracked. the crack goes into on one of the 5 spokes with a crack starting into another. if i had not found either crack, it could caused a crash or injury. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| While in motion, insured attempted to change lanes when the steering went out, causing insured to strike another vehicle in the rear, right front wheel had been pushed back causing sector shaft to break, claim 31-3069-892. *jg | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 11/22/2004 | 72000 | 1 | 03/15/2004 |
| I have a 2000 ford f-350 . i bought it used 6 months ago. i recently had the front right tire losing air. upon inspection by my mechanic, it was determined that the alloy rim had a stress crack in it. upon contacting ford, they said there was no recalls and i would have to replace it at my expense. i have the old rim and digital pictures of it also. this wheel was not damaged in any way, and the crack seems to be from a defective design. the rim did not fail, but had i not noticed the low air pressure in the tire, it may have soon failed. thank you in advance, robert powell. *jb | |||