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NHTSA recall 99V099000

Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Ford Expedition and 1 more

Reported Apr 29, 199953,784 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jul 1, 1998 – Apr 12, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with four-wheel-drive (4X4), 17" chrome steel wheels. the clamp load can be lost on the wheel lugs due to insufficient wheel contact area with the hub. in some cases, the contact area can deform, resulting in a loss of lug nut torque.

The risk

Loss of lug nut torque can cause vibration or separation of a wheel and tire from the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers will re-torque the wheel lugs to proper specifications and also install a label that specifies that the wheel lugs be torqued to 110 lb-ft any time the wheel IS removed.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Expedition
1999
Lincoln Navigator
1999

Notes

Owner notification began may 7, 1999.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).