NHTSA campaign 01V045000 · Ford campaign 01S04
Ford Recall 01V-045: FORD/POWER BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA recall 01V045000 (Ford campaign 01S04) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 14, 2001, with 80 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Contour for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on January 28, 2002, 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 01V045000 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
- 01V045000 (also written 01V-045 or 01V045)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 01S04
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 80 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Power Assist — Vacuum
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V045000. 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 Contour
- 2000 · Vehicles built October 30, 2000 – October 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V045000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.
Safety consequence
IF EITHER THE MASTER CYLINDER OR POWER BRAKE BOOSTER IS SUBSEQUENTLY SERVICED WITH ONLY ONE OF THE CORRECT BRAKE BOOSTER OR MASTER CYLINDER PARTS, BRAKE PERFORMANCE WOULD BE REDUCED.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT CONTOUR BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER IN EACH OF THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 28, 2002. 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 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 01V045000
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.