NHTSA campaign 01V078000 · Ford campaign 01S08

Ford and Mercury Recall 01V-078: FORD/FOOT PEDAL GREASE/STOP LAMPS

NHTSA recall 01V078000 (Ford campaign 01S08) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 12, 2001, with 157,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on March 22, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V078000 (also written 01V-078 or 01V078)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 01S08
Report received: March 12, 2001
Potentially affected: 157,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Tail Lights — Switch
Owners notified: March 22, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V078000. 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 Taurus
- 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built May 3, 1999 – August 14, 2000 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built May 3, 1999 – August 14, 2000 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V078000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDALS. IF THE GREASE FROM THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ENTERS THE STOP LAMP SWITCH, IT CAN CONTAMINATE THE CONTACTS LEADING TO CARBON BUILD UP, AND POTENTIALLY, A SHORT CIRCUIT.

Safety consequence

A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD LEAD TO EITHER THE BRAKE LAMPS STAYING ON, OR TO A LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP FUNCTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AND WIPE DOWN THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO REMOVE EXCESS GREASE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 22, 2001. 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.

Notes

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 01V078000

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.