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NHTSA recall 98V055000

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift

Ford F-350 and 1 more

Reported Mar 10, 1998720 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Nov 24, 1997 – Feb 16, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: supercab pickup trucks with dual rear wheel, and wide frame. the jacks provided with these vehicles are too large to be stowed securely under the seat as intended and were placed loose on the floor in the rear of the cab.

The risk

The jacks can move about the passenger compartment creating the potential for personal injury during a crash or sudden stop.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these jacks.

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/liftEquipment › Mechanical › Integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford F-350
1999
Ford Supercab
1999

Notes

Owner/dealer notification began february 27, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not have the jack replaced within a reasonable time free of charge 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).