| NHTSA Record Id: 4562 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013448000085433000000016 |
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| Model Name: F750 |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V044011 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01S17 |
| Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 26 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 29 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4101 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 12 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: May, 11 2001 |
| Record Creation date : May, 23 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: trucks equipped with drag link assemblies containing 24-dl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket. |
Consequence Summary: If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the defective drag links. owner notification began june 12, 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 1-800-392-3673 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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