| 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 |
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| 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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