# NHTSA recall 12V009000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V009000
- Manufacturer's number: 11S26
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 2012\-01\-12
- Owners notified: 2012\-01\-20
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 36

## What is wrong

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 F\-650 TRUCKS, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR MFS08 FRONT STEER AXLE.  THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE STEERING ARM TO THE STEERING KNUCKLE WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.  THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN THE STEERING ARM LOOSENING OR SEPARATING.


## What can happen

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING ARM AND STEERING KNUCKLE, AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 20, 2012.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1\-866\-436\-7332.


## Notes

FORD SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 11S26.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 FORD F\-650 SD](/makes/ford/f-650/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-02 to 2011\-02\-17. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ASI\-45121](/bulletins/10058459.md), 2015-09-23, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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