- Vehicles
- 249
- Built between
- Sep 2002 – Mar 2003
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 January 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2002 and March 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003 Compressor Mount Kit 4012120-02Built September 2002 to March 2003
- 2003 Compressor Mount Kit 4012120-03Built September 2002 to March 2003
- 2003 Compressor Mount Kit 4102120-01Built September 2002 to March 2003
- 2003 Trans/Air Compressor Mount KITBuilt September 2002 to March 2003
What the defect is
Trans/air compressor mount kits, part nos. 4012120-01, 4012120-02, and 4012120-03, manufactured between september 1, 2002, and march 3, 2003. The mounts in question are only installed in 2003 ford vehicles with a 7.3L engine. These compressor mount kits contain a belt guard that should not be used on a 2003 model year vehicle. There may be contact between the belt guard and the brake line. This contact, if severe enough, could rud through the brake line resulting in reduced braking capacity.
What could happen
This condition could happen without prior warning, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
TRANS/AIR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REMOVE THE BELT GUARD. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 23, 2003.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2002 to March 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 March 2003
- Owners notified23 January 2003
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 March 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 trans/air warranty department at 1-800-673-2446 ext. 268.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 03-001
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.