NHTSA campaign 11V049000 · Ford campaign 11S15

Ford Recall 11V-049: INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING FAILURE

NHTSA recall 11V049000 (Ford campaign 11S15) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 1, 2011, with 280,946 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-150 for model years 2009–2010. Owners were notified on February 10, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V049000 (also written 11V-049 or 11V049)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 11S15
Report received: February 1, 2011
Potentially affected: 280,946 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Door
Owners notified: February 10, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V049000. 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
- 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 18, 2008 – November 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V049000.

Defect description

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 F-150 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 18, 2008, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2009. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING EMBOSSMENT RETAINING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRING MAY FRACTURE DURING NORMAL USAGE RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT SPRING FORCE TO RETURN THE HANDLE TO THE FULLY STOWED POSITION.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE IMPACT CRASH, THE DOOR HANDLE SPRING CAN FAIL CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH TO OPEN.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE INITIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER IF ANY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS LOOSE OR FAILS TO RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION AFTER ACTIVATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE AFFECT MODULE. ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, OWNERS WILL BE RENOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EACH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER WILL EITHER ADD A SPRING EMBOSSMENT REINFORCEMENT OR REPLACE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11S15.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 11V049000

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.