2006 Ford LCF recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain medium duty chassis cabs, the cab entry step platforms on either side of the vehicle may crack during normal use.
💥 The risk
A person stepping or standing on the platform when it breaks could be injured.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install reinforcement brackets on both cab entry step platforms. The recall began on december 1, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-343-5338.
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
- 05V521000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 05S41
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 2,488
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-343-5338
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 2005
- Built
- Aug 2, 2005 – Sep 28, 2005
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Ford recall no. 05S41. 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.