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NHTSA recall 00V115000

Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Ford E-350 and 1 more

Reported Apr 19, 20003,300 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 00S08Built Aug 17, 1998 – Dec 23, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: cutaways and stripped chassis with single rear wheels. the lug nuts can potentially bottom out on a shoulder on the studs.

The risk

If this occurs, there can be an inadequate clamp load to attach the wheel to the axle, resulting in noise, damage to the wheel and hub, or in extreme cases, loss of a rear wheel while the vehicle IS being driven.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the rear wheel attaching studs.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford E-350
19992000
Ford Econoline
19992000

Notes

Owner notification began may 15, 2000. 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).