NHTSA campaign 99V123000 · Ford campaign 99S16

Ford and Mercury Recall 99V-123: FORD/BRAKE LINE

NHTSA recall 99V123000 (Ford campaign 99S16) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on May 18, 1999, with 15,681 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on May 17, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V123000 (also written 99V-123 or 99V123)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 99S16
Report received: May 18, 1999
Potentially affected: 15,681 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified: May 17, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V123000. 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 Explorer
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 16, 1999 – May 3, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 · Vehicles built April 16, 1999 – May 3, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V123000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE TO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) CONNECTION COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE LINE TO LEAK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE FRONT WHEELS, INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLARE NUT ON THE BRAKE LINE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 17, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V123000

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.