2001 Ford F-150 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. The left front brake hose was damaged during final assembly.
💥 The risk
If the hose is damaged, brake fluid could leak and stopping distances may be increased.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a new left front brake hose assembly. Owner notification began march 20, 2001. 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 1-800-248-0186 or 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
- 01V095000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01S11
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 670
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-248-0186
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 20, 2001
- Built
- Dec 13, 2000 – Feb 20, 2001
- 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).