NHTSA campaign 10V398000 · Ford campaign 10V01
Ford Recall 10V-398: FUEL LINE FAILURE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 10V398000 (Ford campaign 10V01) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on September 9, 2010, with 3,469 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-650 SD and Ford F-750 SD for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on September 8, 2010, 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 10V398000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V398000 (also written 10V-398 or 10V398)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 10V01
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,469 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE10-018 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V398000. 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-650 SD
Ford F-750 SD
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V398000.
Defect description
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 F-650 AND F-750 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C7 ENGINE. THE #5 AND #6 FUEL LINES MAY CRACK AT THE FASTENING POINT TO THE COMMON FUEL RAIL AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK.
Safety consequence
A FUEL LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
FORD IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CATERPILLAR DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986 OR FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
FORD SAFETY RECALL NO. 10V01.OWNERS 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 10V398000
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.