Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Passenger Vehicles Equipped With 4.6L Engines. A Coolant Flow Blockage Exists At The Intake Manifold Heater Core Nipple Resulting In No Coolant Flow To The Heater And, Therefore, No Warm Air Flow From The Heater Or Windshield Defroster. Vehicles With This Condition Do Not Comply With The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 103, “Windshield Defrosting And Defogging Systems.”
Make Of Vehicle
FORD
Model Of Vehicle
MUSTANG GT
Year
2000
Recall Campaign Number
00V355000
Component Description
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Effect Of Defect
Loss Of Visibility Could Occur, Increasing The Risk Of A Crash.
Fix Defect
Customers Will Be Asked To Verify, Following InstruCTIons Provided, That Heated Air Flows From Their Vehicle’S Heater/Defroster Outlets. The Customers Will Be Advised To Contact Their Dealers To Make Arrangements For Repair Of Their Vehicles If No Heated Air Flow Exists At These Outlets.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Start Of Manufacture
20000403
End Of Manufacture
20000630
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
11400
Date Owners Notified
20001221
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Date Report Received
20001103
Make Campaign Number
00S43
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
103