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NHTSA campaign 07V553000 · Ford campaign 07S57

Ford Recall 07V-553: CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 07V553000 (Ford campaign 07S57) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on December 5, 2007, with 1,176,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford E-Series, Ford Excursion, Ford F-250 SD and more for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on December 29, 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 07V553000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V553000 (also written 07V-553 or 07V553)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
07S57
Report received
Potentially affected
1,176,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V553000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V553000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE STALL, A CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SENSOR AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 07S57.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 07V553000

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.