NHTSA campaign 08V523000

ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. Recall 08V-523: HYDRO-CARBON PAPER ADHERED TO AIRBOX COVER

NHTSA recall 08V523000 was reported by ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. on October 8, 2008, with 213 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150 for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on October 21, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V523000 (also written 08V-523 or 08V523)
Filed by: ROUSH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.
Report received: October 8, 2008
Potentially affected: 213 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: October 21, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V523000. 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-150
- 2007, 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V523000.

Defect description

ROUSH IS RECALLING 213 MY 2007-2008 FORD F-150 TRUCKS ALTERED TO OPERATE USING LIQUID PROPANE INJECTION. THE HYDRO-CARBON PAPER AFFIXED TO THE INSIDE OF THE AIRBOX LID WITH ADHESIVE MAY BECOME DISLODGED DURING OPERATION.

Safety consequence

THIS FAILURE MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF PERFORMANCE, ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND, IN EXTREME CASES, A STALLING OF THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION WITHOUT NOTICE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AIRBOX LID WITH A NEW ONE THAT INCLUDES THE HYDRO-CARBON PAPER WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED USING AN ADHESIVE PROMOTER AND GREATER PRESSURE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROUSH AT 1-866-307-6788.

Notes

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 08V523000

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.