2000 Ford F-250 & 2000 Ford F-350 recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: gasoline and diesel engine pickup trucks equipped with 8 foot beds, do not fully satisfy the requirements of FMVSS no. 301, "fuel system integrity." the fuel tank front strap isolator may not be properly positioned which could result in the strap cutting the tank during a 30 MPH front barrier test, resulting in fuel spillage.
💥 The risk
During the subsequent static rollover test, fuel spillage exceeded the specified rate, increasing the risk of a fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will reposition the front strap isolator.
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
- 99V219000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 99S11
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 245,300
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 1999
- Built
- Jan 5, 1998 – May 25, 1999
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began december 1, 1999. 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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).