NHTSA campaign 05V113000 · Ford campaign 052S29
Ford and Lincoln Recall 05V-113: FUEL TANK
NHTSA recall 05V113000 (Ford campaign 052S29) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 18, 2005, with 56 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Thunderbird and Lincoln LS for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on April 4, 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 05V113000 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
- 05V113000 (also written 05V-113 or 05V113)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 052S29
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 56 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V113000. 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 Thunderbird
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 23, 2005 – February 28, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Lincoln
Lincoln LS
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 23, 2005 – February 28, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V113000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL TANK MAY HAVE A LOCALIZED THIN WALL SECTION IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE TANK. THE FUEL TANK MAY CRACK CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR A FUEL LEAK AND FUEL ODOR. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" INDICATOR MAY ILLUMINATE.
Safety consequence
A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673, LINCOLN AT 1-800-521-4140.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 05S29.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V113000
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.