NHTSA recall campaign
00V395000
ManufacturerFORD MOTOR COMPANYReported2000-11-28Affected100,500 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.27 OR 3.55 AXLE RATION. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE THAT COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED THE DESIGN INTENT TOP SPEED. AT THESE EXTREME SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE COULD BE CAPABLE OF EXCEEDING THE SPEED RATING OF THE TIRE.
Risk
OPERATING THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM SPEED RATING COULD LEAD TO A TIRE FAILURE WHICH AT THESE SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE.
To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →