Recall Detail

FORD / ESCAPE / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6558 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000012164000203264000000246 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: ESCAPE Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V387002 Mfr Campaign Number: 00S49
Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 22 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 16 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 46000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 11 2000 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Nov, 27 2000
Record Creation date : Nov, 29 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the windshield wiper linkage can disengage due to a broken ball socket. Consequence Summary: This condition will likely result in sudden and complete loss of the windshield wiper function, or of the wiper function on the driver side only, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary : dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wiper module. Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin during december 2000.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. 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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