NHTSA recall 98V095000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 98V095000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1998-05-13 |
| Owners notified | 1998-07-20 |
| Component | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS |
| Units potentially affected | 1520000 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES AND LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE LUG NUTS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT CREATE SUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD ALLOWING WHEEL MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE HUB/ROTOR MOUNTING SURFACE.
What can happen
THIS CAN RESULT IN THE LOOSENING OF LUG NUTS, STUD FATIGUE FAILURE, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE RECEIVING TWO NOTIFICATIONS. THE FIRST NOTIFICATION, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 1998, WILL PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR PROCEDURE UNTIL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS INTERIM PROCEDURE CAN BE COMPLETED BY OWNERS OR THEIR DEALERS. IT SPECIFIES THAT THE LUG NUT TORQUE MUST BE VERIFIED TO BE 100 LBS. THEN THE LUG NUTS NEED TO BE TIGHTENED AN ADDITIONAL 1/8 TO 1/4 TURN MORE. THERE WILL BE A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 20, 1998, UNDER WHICH DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL STUDS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL LUG NUTS.
Notes
OWNERS WILL BE RECEIVING TWO NOTIFICATIONS.THE FIRST NOTIFICATION, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 1998, WILL PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR PROCEDURE. THERE WILL BE A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 20, 1998.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 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
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| 1998 FORD EXPEDITION | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
| 1997 FORD F-150 | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
| 1998 FORD F-150 | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
| 1997 FORD F-250 | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
| 1998 FORD F-250 | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
| 1997 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
| 1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR | Built 1995-12-01 to 1998-04-14. |
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 EA97027
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.
| EA97027 | Engineering analysis, opened 1997-12-24, closed 1998-05-29. WHEEL SEPARATION. WHEELS. |
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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
| 98S14 | 2001-03-01. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL UPDATE TO REPLACE LOCKING LUG NUTS. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.