Recall 03V279000: 2003 Ford Cvpi and 1 other model

Report received

Aug 5, 2003

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

29,946vehicles

Model years

2003

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

On certain police and taxi vehicles equipped with steel wheels, some of the wheels may develop cracks in the rim near the weld line that connects the rim to the disk.

Possible consequence

The cracks can ultimately result in rapid air loss from the tire and could affect vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the four road wheels and spare wheel with the manufacturing date codes of august 18, 2001 through september 22, 2002. In addition, ford is providing extended warranty coverage for wheels on 2003 crown victoria police interceptor and taxis built from october 1, 2002 through april 29, 2003. These wheels are exhibiting cracks at a substantially lower rate than those wheels included in the recall. Owner notification began on august 8, 2003. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2003 Ford Crown Victoria249 complaints
• 2003 Ford Cvpi78 complaints