Recall Detail

FORD / TAURUS / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 5232 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000012842000215046000000225 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: TAURUS Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V048000 Mfr Campaign Number: 01S06
Component Name: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 31 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 28000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 19 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Feb, 28 2001
Record Creation date : Feb, 28 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number: 108
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger sedans with factory or dealer-installed deck lid spoilers with led center high mounted stop lamps (chmsl). vehicles produced with spoilers were manufactured from march 1 through october 31, 2000; and vehicles with spoilers installed by dealers were manufactured from january 1 thorough december 30, 2000. with the ignition switch in the start or run positions and the hazard warning lights operating, the chmsl can illuminate (at reduced intensity) even though the service brakes have not been applied. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." also, in some cases the vehicle brake-shift interlock would not function properly, allowing the shift lever to be moved from park without applying the brake. Consequence Summary: Under the requirements of the standard, the chmsl shall be activated only upon appplication of the service brakes. also, the vehicle could roll increasing the risk of a crash, if the shift lever can be shifted out of park without depressing the brake pedal.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a jumper/resistor assembly at the spoiler that provides an electrical resistor to ground and corrects the chmsl and brake-shift interlock conditions. owner notification began march 19, 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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