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NHTSA campaign 00V073000 · Ford campaign 00S05

Ford and Lincoln Recall 00V-073: FORD/TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V073000 (Ford campaign 00S05) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 7, 2000, with 565,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator for model years 1997–2000. Owners were notified on May 15, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V073000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V073000 (also written 00V-073 or 00V073)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
00S05
Report received
Potentially affected
565,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Trailer Hitches
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V073000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

  • Ford Expedition

    • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 22, 1996 – December 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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Lincoln

  • Lincoln Navigator

    • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 22, 1996 – December 9, 1999 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V073000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. THE TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS COULD LOSE THE CLAMP LOAD.

Safety consequence

THE TRAILER HITCH COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH MOUNTING BOLTS AND NUT PLATES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 15, 2000. 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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V073000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.