NHTSA campaign 05V086000 · Ford campaign 04B26
Ford and Mercury Recall 05V-086: BRAKE LINE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V086000 (Ford campaign 04B26) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 14, 2005, with 43,626 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Marquis for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on July 15, 2005, 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 05V086000 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
- 05V086000 (also written 05V-086 or 05V086)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 04B26
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 43,626 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V086000. 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 Crown Victoria
- 1997 · Vehicles built starting March 19, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Mercury
Mercury Marquis
- 1997 · Vehicles built starting February 19, 1997 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V086000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL, THE REAR BRAKE LINE MAY CHAFE DUE TO CONTACT BETWEEN IT AND A FLOOR PAN STIFFENING RIB, AND A BRAKE FLUID LEAK MAY OCCUR.
Safety consequence
THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY DEVELOP A "SPONGY" FEEL AND DROPS OF BRAKE FLUID MAY BE OBSERVED BENEATH THE VEHICLE. OVER TIME BRAKE PERFORMANCE MAY BE COMPROMISED AND STOPPING DISTANCES COULD BE EXTENDED WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SUBJECT VEHICLES FOR CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE TUBE AND FLOOR PAN STIFFENING RIB. IF CONTACT IS EVIDENT, BUT NO ABRASION OR LEAKS EXIST, THE BRAKE TUBE WILL BE REPOSITIONED TO PRECLUDE FURTHER CONTACT AND POTENTIAL ABRASION. IF INDICATION OF ABRASION OR A LEAK IS EVIDENT, DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON JULY 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO. 04B26.THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT.THE COMPANY HAS INFORMED NHTSA THAT IT WILL PROVIDE THE MODIFICATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE FREE OF CHARGE.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V086000
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.