Recall 98V257000: 1999 Ford Econoline and 1 other model

Report received

Oct 14, 1998

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

350vehicles

Model years

1999

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

Vehicle description: pickup trucks built with single rear wheels and equipped with 3.55:1 and 3.73:1 axle ratio. These vehicles were built with incorrect speedometer driven gears, resulting in a lower speedometer reading than the actual vehicle speed being driven.

Possible consequence

This can result in the vehicle being driven at an unsafe or illegal speed should the driver not realize that his vehicle road speed is greater than the speedometer indication.

Remedy

Dealers will install the correct speedometer gear.

Affected model years

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

• 1999 Ford E-35072 complaints
• 1999 Ford Econoline84 complaints