NHTSA recall 03V482000
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 | 03V482000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 03N01 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 2003-11-19 |
| Owners notified | 2004-01-19 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE |
| Units potentially affected | 671000 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION OF THE FILTER IN THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) CAN REDUCE, AND EVENTUALLY BLOCK, THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE.
What can happen
THIS MAY CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. OVER TIME, THE FILTER MAY BECOME SUFFICIENTLY BLOCKED TO CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
THIS ACTION IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN AND IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE SAFETY ACT. ALL OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FDM WITH A NEW DESIGN AT NO CHARGE IF THE OWNER REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS ANY OF THE IDENTIFIED SYMPTOMS. THE FREE REPLACEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO MILEAGE LIMIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO. 03N01.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2000 FORD FOCUS | Built 1999-05-05 to 2001-06-13. |
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| 2001 FORD FOCUS | Built 1999-05-05 to 2001-06-13. |
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 EA02022
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.
| EA02022 | Engineering analysis, opened 2002-09-09, closed 2004-01-16. ENGINE STALLING. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. |
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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
| 0456 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT |
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| 03N01 | 2004-05-11. Service bulletin. STALLING, ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL PUMP FILTERS. EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM 03N01. SUPPLEMENT #1. FUEL DELIVERY MODULE - NEW DESIGN. *TT SUPPLEMENT #2. *TT |
| 0398 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT |
| 15339 | 2002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAUGE THAT READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TT |
| 15298 | 2002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAUGE THAT READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TT |
| 14842 | 2001-05-23. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON THE REMOVAL / INSTALLATION OF FUEL LINE FROM FUEL PUMP MODULE. *TT |
| 13504 | 2000-11-28. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAUGE THAT ALWAYS INDICATES EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. *TT |
| 7535 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1516, P1518, P1519 OR P1520 FOR THE INTEGRATED MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL (IMRC) ASSEMBLY. *TT |
| 7491 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAUGE THAT ALWAYS INDICATES EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.