NHTSA campaign 06V383000 · Ford campaign 06S45

Ford and Mercury Recall 06V-383: DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS

NHTSA recall 06V383000 (Ford campaign 06S45) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on October 5, 2006, with 139,537 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Freestyle, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on November 8, 2006, 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 06V383000 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: 06V383000 (also written 06V-383 or 06V383)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 06S45
Report received: October 5, 2006
Potentially affected: 139,537 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
Owners notified: November 8, 2006

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V383000. 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 Five Hundred
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 16, 2004 – June 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Ford Freestyle
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 16, 2004 – June 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Montego
- 2005 · Vehicles built February 16, 2004 – June 20, 2005 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V383000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS MAY EXPERIENCE WATER INTRUSION ALLOWING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER.

Safety consequence

AS A RESULT, THE DOOR LATCH PAWL MAY NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIELD OVER THE FRONT LATCHES; SEAL A DRAIN HOLE IN THE REAR WINDOW TRIM MOLDING ON THE FREESTYLE REAR SIDE DOORS; AND APPLY GREASE TO ALL FRONT AND REAR SIDE-DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 06S45.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 06V383000

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.