| NHTSA Record Id: 7832 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011533000203264000000311 |
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| Model Name: ESCAPE |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V260001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S25 |
| Component Name: WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 27 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 28 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1325 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 25 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Sep, 12 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 14 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: some 4x2 sport utility vehicles not equipped with an antilock braking system may have inadvertently been built with 4x4 rear hubs instead of 4x2 hubs. if the incorrect hubs are installed on a 4x2 vehicle, the rear wheels can loosen, or in some cases, separate from the vehicle. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the rear hubs and, if necessary, replace them. owner notification began september 25, 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. |
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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