NHTSA recall campaign

01I009000

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element

Check my VIN
6Affected configurations shown566,979Potential units affectedLatest completion context
ComponentVisibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Report receivedSep 7, 2001
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

FORD WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE HEATER BLOWER SWITCH FOR 10 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF SALE OF THE VEHICLE OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR AND A NEW WIRE JUMPER HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 01I009000

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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