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Component: POWER TRAIN: TRANSMISSION: AUTOMATIC: SPEEDOMETER PINION
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| ID: 98V257000 (1999 FORD TRUCK ECONOLINE) |
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Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
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Description:
Recall: 1999 Ford Econoline
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC:SPEEDOMETER PINION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V257000
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Potential Number of Units Affected: 350Summary:
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.
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.
Dealers will install the correct speedometer gear.
Owner notification began February 26, 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).
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