| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 6342 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: LINCOLN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012281000203087000000300 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: TOWN CAR | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V356000 | Mfr Campaign Number: 00S51 |
| Component Name: TIRES | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 19 1997 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 26 2000 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 10000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 10 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Dec, 12 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 15 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. 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. | 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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