NHTSA campaign 01V171000 · Ford campaign 01S18

Ford and Mercury Recall 01V-171: FORD/TIRE

NHTSA recall 01V171000 (Ford campaign 01S18) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on May 24, 2001, with 52,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on June 7, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V171000 (also written 01V-171 or 01V171)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 01S18
Report received: May 24, 2001
Potentially affected: 52,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Tires — Sidewall
Owners notified: June 7, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V171000. 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 Explorer
- 2002 · Vehicles built August 14, 2000 – April 27, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Mountaineer
- 2002 · Vehicles built August 14, 2000 – April 27, 2001 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V171000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE RIGHT SIDE TIRES MAY HAVE HORIZONTAL CUTS ON THE EDGE OF THE TREAD THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.

Safety consequence

OVER TIME, THE TIRE COULD FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TIRES AND, IF ANY SLICES ARE FOUND, THE CUT TIRES WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 7, 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 01V171000

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.