Recall Detail

CLASSIC / LIMOUSINE / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6142 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CLASSIC
Recalled Component Id: 000012272000094842000000300 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: LIMOUSINE Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V356004 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: TIRES Manufacturer That Filed Report: CLASSIC LIMOUSINE
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1998 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 25 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 492
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : CLASSIC LIMOUSINE Report Received Date: Nov, 03 2000
Record Creation date : Dec, 13 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number: 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. ford has agreed to conduct the entire recall to remedy this non-compliance. owner notification is expected to begin during january 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. 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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