| NHTSA Record Id: 4968 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013706000215152000000025 |
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| Model Name: WINDSTAR |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V199000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 01S19 |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 28 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 03 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 198583 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 06 2001 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Jun, 18 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 02 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain minivans originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin, and in the district of columbia. the front coil springs could fracture as a result of corrosion. depending on the location of the fracture, a broken spring could move past the spring seat and contact a front tire. |
Consequence Summary: Some tires have deflated due to contact with a broken spring. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install protective shields around the front coil springs. owner notification began september 6, 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. |
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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