Recall 11V030000: 1999–2003 Ford Windstar

Report received

Jan 26, 2011

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

425,288vehicles

Model years

1999–2003

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

Ford is recalling certain model year 1999-2003 windstar vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, the district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, utah, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin. 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.

Possible consequence

This could result in reduced steering control increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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. If repairs cannot be made to a vehicle, ford will offer to repurchase the vehicle. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before february 21, 2011. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.

Affected model years

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

• 1999 Ford Windstar1,522 complaints
• 2000 Ford Windstar1,675 complaints
• 2001 Ford Windstar1,686 complaints
• 2002 Ford Windstar1,353 complaints
• 2003 Ford Windstar1,510 complaints