NHTSA recall 04V232000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V232000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04L20 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 2004-05-13 |
| Owners notified | 2004-07-08 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Units potentially affected | 28456 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN VANS AND WAGONS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, "CERTIFICATION." FOR CERTAIN 2003 E250 VANS BUILT WITH LT225/75R16E TIRES, THE REAR AXLE RATING IS INCORRECTLY LISTED ON THE LABEL. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE IS INCORRECTLY LISTED ON THE LABEL FOR THE REAR TIRES ON CERTAIN 2002 E350 WAGONS AND FOR THE FRONT TIRES ON CERTAIN 2002 E250 VANS BUILT WITH THESE TIRES.
What can happen
FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER VEHICLE LOADING SPECIFICATIONS OR TIRE INFLATION RECOMMENDATION CAN RESULT IN TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SUPPLEMENTARY TIRE LABELS CONTAINING CORRECT INFORMATION AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. IF AN OWNER SO DESIRES, THEIR DEALER CAN INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 04L20.THE 2003 E250 VAN IS NOT PART OF THE INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE PORTION OF THIS RECALL.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S AUTO SAFETY OUTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2002 FORD E-250 | Built 2001-05-30 to 2002-07-26. |
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| 2003 FORD E-250 | Built 2001-05-30 to 2002-07-26. |
| 2002 FORD E-350 | Built 2001-05-30 to 2002-07-26. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 02L09 | 2002-09-23. Service bulletin. INCORRECT VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION LABEL INSTALLED. *JG |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.