Ford Motor Company | NHTSA Recall #03V283000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 03V283000 by Ford Motor Company. Includes 1,000 affected units, FORD/TIRE PLACARD LABEL, component: EQUIPMENT, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
Certain medium duty chassis cabs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." the tire placard label and incomplete vehicle label may have incorrect metric (kpa) tire pressure information (tire inflation pressure shown in english units (psi) is correct), and transposed tire size and rim size information.
Corrective Action
Owners will be sent corrected labels with instructions for installation. Owner notification began august 8, 2003. owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.