Recall 03V283000: Ford F-650 SD, Ford F-750
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Summary
The problem. Certain medium duty chassis cabs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." the tire placard label and incomplete vehicle label may have incorrect metric (kpa) tire pressure information (tire inflation pressure shown in english units (psi) is correct), and transposed tire size and rim size information.
The fix. Owners will be sent corrected labels with instructions for installation. Owner notification began august 8, 2003. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Ford recall no. 03L13.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V283000
- Manufacturer campaign
- 03L13
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- August 5, 2003
- Owners notified
- August 8, 2003
- Built
- Dec 9, 2002 – Feb 28, 2003
- Units affected
- 1,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
Affected vehicles
Is your car affected? Only a VIN check tells you whether a specific vehicle is included and still unrepaired – use NHTSA's lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls or call the manufacturer. Recall repairs are free.