2001 Ford Escape recall: wheels
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
This condition could cause loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
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.
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
- 00V260001
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S25
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 1,325
- Component
- WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 25, 2000
- Built
- Oct 27, 1999 – Aug 28, 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).