Recall Detail

ACCUBUILT / LIMOUSINE / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6486 Vehicale/Equipment Name: ACCUBUILT
Recalled Component Id: 000012012000094358000000300 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: LIMOUSINE Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V356001 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: TIRES Manufacturer That Filed Report: ACCUBUILT, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: -- End date of Manufacturing: --
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Accubuilt, Inc. Report Received Date: Nov, 01 2000
Record Creation date : Nov, 07 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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