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). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 04/04/2006 | 3 | ||
| Customer feels like he was given the run around about the three tires that blew out on his vehicle.**cc *jb | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 2 | ||
| Dodge dakota had several problems at low miles, notice scrunch sound in front suspension. *bf the consumer noticed a slight wobble as he drove the vehicle. ply separation was the cause of the wobble in the tire failure. | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 70 mph vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. consumer lost control of the vehicle, and a tire blew out. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that tire needed to be replaced due to tread separation. *ak | |||
| 07/28/2004 | 92180 | 1 | 06/17/2002 |
| New delta sierra dial tires purchased 06-04-04 for professional delivery vehicle. at 4,644 miles right rear tire tread totally separated while in route with client on freeway causing loss of control of vehicle, blowout, and extensive damage (approx $4,000.00) to livery vehicle. yokohama tire corp asked for tire and denied liability although offered good will offer of $2,000 within days. product liability manager anne stott indicated a road hazard caused separation, not defect, and said a rock the size of her hand could have caused this. husband kevin burns is only driver of vehicle and never recalled any such hazard or incident. his driving record is impeccable (over 35 years, professional driver total of 12 years) and kevin takes exceptional care of his vehicles. if only a rock like ms. stott said did this we feel there is a serious lack of quality control in manufacturer's standards. there are other such complaints in file. if it were not for kevin's excellent driving skills (per client inside vehicle during incident) there most certainly would have been a serious accident with injuries. collision center manager expressed concern to replace remaining 3 delta sierradial tires on car due to safety issues especially as we carry people for hire in our business.*ak | |||
| TIRES - VALVE | |||
| 07/21/2008 | 1 | ||
| Multiple valve stem failure on 2001 lincoln town car on 7/28/08 multiple valve stem failure on 2003 toyota corolla on 7/21/08. *tr | |||