NHTSA recall 97V187000
Tires › Bead
Ford F-250 and 2 more
Reported Oct 29, 199731,600 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 97S90Built Sep 1, 1996 – Jul 17, 1997
The defect
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and chassis. the tires on these vehicles were damaged during mounting onto the wheels. only trucks produced at the cuautitlan, mexico plant between september 1, 1996, and july 17, 1997, were affected by the defect.
The risk
The bead area of the tire was cut which could result in air loss. sudden air loss could occur resulting in a loss of vehicle control.
The remedy
Due to the age of the vehicles and this recall affecting original equipment tires only, ford will no longer accept claims for this campaign.