Ford Motor Company | NHTSA Recall #98I002000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 98I002000 by Ford Motor Company. Includes 281,000 affected units, FORD/FRONT COIL SPRINGS, component: SUSPENSION, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
This is not a safety recall in accordance with federal regulation 573. however, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of new york, michigan, ohio, illinois, wisconsin, pennsylvania, massachusetts, indiana, new jersey, maine, connecticut, new hampshire, rhode island, vermont, minnesota, iowa, missouri, kentucky, maryland, delaware, and west virginia. ford is providing an extended warranty through the year 2001 for replacement of fron tsprings due to fracture. the front coil springs can fracture as a result of corrosion in combination with small cracks in the springs.
Corrective Action
Customers with vehicles that have broken springs are to return their vehicle for spring replacement. both springs will be replaced even if only one spring is fractured.