NHTSA campaign 09V040000 · Ford campaign 09S07
Ford Recall 09V-040: FRACTURED FRONT SPINDLE
NHTSA recall 09V040000 (Ford campaign 09S07) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 3, 2009, with 11,134 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Ranger for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on February 27, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V040000 (also written 09V-040 or 09V040)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 09S07
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11,134 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Multiple Axle
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V040000. 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 Ranger
- 2009 · Vehicles built August 22, 2008 – October 13, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V040000.
Defect description
FORD IS RECALLING 11,134 MY 2009 4X2 RANGER VEHICLES. SOME FRONT WHEEL SPINDLES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED CREATING THE RISK THAT A SPINDLE MAY FRACTURE DURING THE NORMAL USEFUL LIFE OF THE TRUCK.
Safety consequence
IF A SPINDLE FRACTURES, THE WHEEL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SPINDLE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 09S07.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V040000
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.