NHTSA campaign 04V397000 · Executive Coach campaign D699
Executive Coach Recall 04V-397: EXECUTIVE COACH/ELECTRICAL FIRE
NHTSA recall 04V397000 (Executive Coach campaign D699) was reported by EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS on August 24, 2004, with 75 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Executive Coach Ford Excursion and Executive Coach Lincoln Town Car for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on August 20, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V397000 (also written 04V-397 or 04V397)
- Filed by
- EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS
- Executive Coach campaign number
- D699
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 75 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring — Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V397000. 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.
Executive Coach
Executive Coach Ford Excursion
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 5, 2003 – June 2, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Executive Coach Lincoln Town Car
- 2004 · Vehicles built August 5, 2003 – June 29, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V397000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN LIMOUSINES, THE J5 PLUG CONNECTING INTO THE CIRCUIT BOARD BEHIND THE DRIVER IS OVERHEATING TO THE POINT THAT SOME HAVE SHOWN SIGNS OF MELTING.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURS, IT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO ADDITIONAL RELAYS WITH A SEPARATE POWER SOURCE TO RELIEVE THE AMP LOAD ON THE J5 CIRCUIT. THIS RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT EXECUTIVE COACH AT 417-831-3535.
Notes
EXECUTIVE COACH RECALL NO. D699.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 04V397000
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.