This is a historical safety record. The campaign may no longer be active.
Campaign Details
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Defect Description
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. CORROSION-RELATED FRACTURES OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKETS AND BODY MOUNT ATTACHMENTS MAY OCCUR.
Consequence / Hazard
A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOTH FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BODY MOUNTS MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. EITHER CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Proposed Solution
DEALERS WILL INSPECT BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKETS AND BOTH BODY MOUNT ATTACHMENTS AT THE REAR OF THE FRONT SUBFRAME AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 18, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
🚀 Latest Alerts for this Model
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
"Ford Motor Company está llevando a cabo un llamado a retiro para ciertos vehícul..."
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
"Ford está recogiendo ciertos vehículos Ford Windstar de los años modelo 1998 a 2..."
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
"Ford está realizando un llamado de atención para ciertos vehículos Ford Windstar..."
🚗 Affected Vehicles5
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.