Recall Detail
FORD / EXPEDITION / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 9147 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009123000203285000000312 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: EXPEDITION | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V099000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 12 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 53784 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 07 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Apr, 29 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 30 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with four-wheel-drive (4x4), 17" chrome steel wheels. the clamp load can be lost on the wheel lugs due to insufficient wheel contact area with the hub. in some cases, the contact area can deform, resulting in a loss of lug nut torque. | Consequence Summary: Loss of lug nut torque can cause vibration or separation of a wheel and tire from the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will re-torque the wheel lugs to proper specifications and also install a label that specifies that the wheel lugs be torqued to 110 lb-ft any time the wheel is removed. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 7, 1999.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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