NHTSA recall 00V073000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V073000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 00S05 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 2000-03-07 |
| Owners notified | 2000-05-15 |
| Component | TRAILER HITCHES |
| Units potentially affected | 565800 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. THE TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS COULD LOSE THE CLAMP LOAD.
What can happen
THE TRAILER HITCH COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH MOUNTING BOLTS AND NUT PLATES.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 15, 2000. 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).
| 1997 FORD EXPEDITION | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
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| 1998 FORD EXPEDITION | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
| 1999 FORD EXPEDITION | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
| 2000 FORD EXPEDITION | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
| 1997 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
| 1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
| 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
| 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 1996-07-22 to 1999-12-09. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE99060
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE99060 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1999-09-27, closed 2000-03-08. FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING HITCH SEPARATIO. EQUIPMENT. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 13711 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE SERVICING OF TRAILER HITCHES ON VEHICLES. *MJS |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.