NHTSA campaign 98I003000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 98I-003: FORD/BRAKE CALIPER ANCHORS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 98I003000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on July 30, 1998, with 174,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Windstar for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on June 1, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98I003000 (also written 98I-003 or 98I003)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report received: July 30, 1998
Potentially affected: 174,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
Owners notified: June 1, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98I003000. 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 Windstar
- 1998

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98I003000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. MINI VANS SOLD DURING THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER 1996, AND JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MAY 1997. FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ANCHOR PLATE TO HUB AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLY BOLTS MAY BE LOOSE AS A RESULT OF AN INCOMPLETE TIGHTENING OPERATION AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT.

Safety consequence

WHEN THE BOLTS ARE LOOSE, A NOTICEABLE NOISE AND/OR VIBRATION IS EVIDENT WHICH PROVIDES WARNING TO THE VEHICLE DRIVER. VEHICLE BRAKING IS NOT DEGRADED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE FRONT BRAKE CALPIER ANCHOR PLATE BOLTS. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Notes

FORD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT AN OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOR THE TIGHTENING OF THE BOLTS ON THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER ANCHOR PLATE TO HUB AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLY.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98I003000

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.