NHTSA campaign 07V270000 · Ford campaign 07S54
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 07V-270: HUB ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 07V270000 (Ford campaign 07S54) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on June 26, 2007, with 8,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Crown Victoria, Lincoln Town Car and Mercury Grand Marquis for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on June 22, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V270000 (also written 07V-270 or 07V270)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 07S54
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 8,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Front — Hub
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V270000. 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
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 16, 2007 – June 25, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Lincoln
Lincoln Town Car
- 2007 · Vehicles built May 15, 2007 – June 5, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Mercury
Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 16, 2007 – June 25, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V270000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, A FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY MAY FRACTURE DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT.
Safety consequence
IF A HUB FRACTURES, IT MAY POTENTIALLY DETACH FROM THE WHEEL KNUCKLE, RESULTING IN THE WHEEL BEING RETAINED ONLY BY THE BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY. AS A RESULT, THE WHEEL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLIES AND REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 07S54.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V270000
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.