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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V356000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/19/1997 to 09/26/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 10000 | 01/10/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/12/2000 | 12/15/2000 | 571 | 109 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: certain limousines stretched over 60 inches fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 109, new pneumatic tires, and no. 110, tire selection and rims. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The vehicle weight could exceed the maximum load rating for the tire, increasing the risk of premature tire wear or blowout. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace all 5 tires (including the spare tire) with michelin tires (225/70r16 107t reinforced white sidewall) with a sufficiently higher load rating. owner notification began january 10, 2001. 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 1-800-248-0186. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 9852 | 04/13/1998 | 601290 | Information on tire company telephone numbers for customer assistance. *yc | 07/17/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 06/14/2005 | 2 | 09/21/1998 | |
| 2 cooper sle 22560 16 tires had blowouts within a space of 8 weeks going 60-70 mph. the tires had approximately 8,000-11,000 miles respectively. both tires were on the back of the car. *n | |||
| 03/24/2001 | 33555 | 1 | |
| Starting in march 2001 i started to regularly get flat tires during my warranty period but thought nothing of it. in nov 2001 i had a blowout on the expressway at 60mph and almost lost control of my car and crashed. it was not until recently when a tire retailer told me this was common knowledge by ford and tire dealers. the aluminum rims have a cheap, thin chrome coating inside and carode and peel causing slow leaks. this is very potentially fatal on the highway. i tried to get ford to look at it but they dont care. they told me even though it started in my warranty period i would have to pay them $150 because my warranty period was over. do i have to die????????? please recall all these rims!!!!!! on sat 8-30-03 i had a flat in brooklyn and was stranded for 2hrs until a service changed my donut.whem my tire was repaired they showed the rim to me. the chrome coating was peeling in large pieces. they grinded the rims and coated them with someting and told me it will be temporary. do we have to wait for someone to have a blowout on the highway and get killed?????please do something.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/16/2001 | 1 | ||
| Uniroyal, tiger paw, nailguard tires, p225/60r16, dot unknown, replacement equipment with 20000 miles on a 1998, lincoln, town car. while driving 55 mph noticed vibration. pulled over, and checked tires, consumer noticed that right front and right rear tires had tread separation.*ak | |||