NHTSA campaign 08V058000 · Ford campaign 08S03

Ford and Lincoln Recall 08V-058: SIDE DOOR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES

NHTSA recall 08V058000 (Ford campaign 08S03) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 5, 2008, with 123,632 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on March 5, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V058000 (also written 08V-058 or 08V058)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 08S03
Report received: February 5, 2008
Potentially affected: 123,632 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
Owners notified: March 5, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V058000. 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 Expedition
- 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built March 3, 2006 – August 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)

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Lincoln

Lincoln Navigator
- 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built March 3, 2006 – August 9, 2007 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V058000.

Defect description

FORD IS RECALLING 123,632 MY 2007-2008 EXPEDITION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR VEHICLES. THE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING ON ALL SIDE DOORS MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL CUSTOMER USAGE. THIS CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THE HANDLE MAY BE LOOSE CAUSING A RATTLE OR NOISE AND THE HANDLE MAY NOT RETURN TO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO PROVIDE A DELAYED RESISTANCE WHEN ACTUATING THE HANDLE PRIOR TO OPENING THE DOOR.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY CAUSE THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INTERIOR HANDLE SPRING ON ALL SIDE DOORS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 08S03.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 08V058000

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.