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| Ford F53 1998 recalls |
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number |
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| 07V336000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/06/1997 to 12/17/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 3600000 | 08/13/2007 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/03/2007 | 08/03/2007 | | |
| Defect Summary | On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn. |
| Consequence Summary | This could result in an underhood fire. |
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected as an interim repair. as soon as repair parts are available (expected october 2007), owners will be instructed to return to the dealers for installation of a fused wiring harness. the recall began on august 13, 2007, and mailing completed by september 19, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-888-222-2751. |
| Notes | Ford recall no. 05s28.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration;s vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. |
| Ford F53 1998 bulletins |
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| 010604 | 03/01/2001 | | 619503 | Some vehicles may exhibit an erratic transmission 1-2 upshift or 2-1 downshift or may start out in 2nd gear. *tt | 2001-06-01 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE |
| 07212 | 10/01/2007 | | 10023943 | Some 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with a 4.6l 2v, 5.4l 2v, or 6.8l 2v engine--spark plug thread repair procedure--not covered under new vehicle limited warranty. *nj this includes f-53 motorhome chassis. updated 2/23/10. *pe | 2008-02-20 |
| 002002 | 09/01/2000 | | 618655 | Some vehicles may ingest an excessive amount of water into the air filter while driving in the rain. excessive water can cause loss of power and / or engine stumble. *jb | 2001-04-18 |
| Ford F53 1998 Consumer Complaints |
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| SUSPENSION - REAR |
| | | 12/01/1997 |
| | Vehicle description: clase a motor home. this motor home , when fully equioped and loaded with typical cargo, will experience an overloaded condition on the rear axle. this could cause the rear axle components to fail prematurely. |
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