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NHTSA campaign 13V380000

Manning Equipment Inc. LLC Recall 13V-380: Insufficient Tailpipe Length

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 13V380000 was reported by Manning Equipment Inc. LLC on August 23, 2013, with 37 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-350, Ford F-450 and Ford F-550 for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on July 24, 2013, 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 13V380000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V380000 (also written 13V-380 or 13V380)
Filed by
Manning Equipment Inc. LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
37 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System — Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V380000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V380000.

Defect description

Manning Equipment Inc. LLC (Manning) is recalling certain model year 2012 Ford F-350, F-450 and F-550 gasoline engined dual rear wheel chassis vehicles manufactured October 2011 through June 2012. The tailpipe on the exhaust system does not extend out beyond the edge of the body, allowing heat to build up in rear curbside storage compartment.

Safety consequence

Excessive heat build up in rear compartment could result in fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Manning Equipment has notified owners, and dealers will install tailpipe extensions free of charge. The recall has already begun. Owners may contact Manning Equipment at 1-502-426-5210.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V380000

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.