NHTSA campaign 02V073000 · Manufacturer campaign 02S35
TH!NK Recall 02V-073: FORD/ELECTRIC VEHICLES/BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA recall 02V073000 (Manufacturer campaign 02S35) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 11, 2002, with 735 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the TH!NK Neighbor for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on March 22, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V073000 (also written 02V-073 or 02V073)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02S35
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 735 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V073000. 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.
TH!NK
TH!NK Neighbor
- 2002 · Vehicles built October 22, 2001 – February 21, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V073000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PUSHROD, WHICH CONNECTS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER, COULD FRACTURE.
Safety consequence
FRACTURE OF THE PUSHROD WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE SERVICE BRAKES. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PUSHROD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO STOP SALE OF THESE VEHICLES UNTIL THE PUSHROD HAS BEEN REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 22, 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 02V073000
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.