NHTSA campaign 07V139000 · Ford campaign 07S49

Ford Recall 07V-139: POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE/EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA recall 07V139000 (Ford campaign 07S49) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 26, 2007, with 33,169 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-450 SD and more for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on April 3, 2007, 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 07V139000 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
07V139000 (also written 07V-139 or 07V139)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
07S49
Report received
Potentially affected
33,169 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V139000. 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 F-250

    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 13, 2006 – March 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-350

    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 13, 2006 – March 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-450 SD

    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 13, 2006 – March 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • Ford F-550 SD

    • 2008 · Vehicles built June 13, 2006 – March 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V139000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 6.4L DIESEL ENGINE, EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAY RESULT FROM EXCESS HYDROCARBONS IN THE EXHAUST.

Safety consequence

LACK OF POWER OR ROUGH OPERATION, UNUSUAL NOISES FROM THE ENGINE OR EXHAUST, WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, AND POTENTIALLY A VISIBLE FLAME OUT THE TAILPIPE CAN OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 07S49.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 07V139000

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.