2008 Ford Expedition & 2008 Lincoln Navigator recall: tires
⚠️ What's wrong
Ford is recalling 158 my 2008 Expedition and lincoln Navigator vehicles equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and the limo builders package for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, z"tire pressure monitoring systems." the tire pressure was increased from 35 PSI to 40 PSI without a commensurate update to the TPMS calibrations.
💥 The risk
The TPMS indicator light will not illuminate when a tire pressure is is 25% below the 40 PSI value stated on the tire placard label occurs.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reconfigure the TPMS thresholds to the appropriate pressures. The recall began on april 23, 2008. Owners may 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
- 08V166000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 08C03
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 158
- Component
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 24, 2008
- Built
- May 10, 2007 – Jan 9, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Ford recall no. 08C03.customers may 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.