2000 Ford Heavy Duty recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: motor home chassis and Heavy Duty trucks. The affected vehicles have tie rod ends and/or drag link assembly ends that could have insufficient harness in the ball stud.
💥 The risk
This could result in premature wear and, potentially, separation of the ball stud from its socket.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the tie rod ends and/or drag link assemblies. Owner notification began december 27, 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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V246111
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S48
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 17,700
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 27, 2000
- Built
- Jul 10, 1999 – May 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).