- Vehicles
- 199,942
- Built between
- Sep 2000 – Oct 2005
- Models
- 14
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 November 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2000 and October 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 Ford E-150Built August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford E-250Built August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford E-350Built August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford E-450Built August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford EscapeBuilt August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford ExpeditionBuilt September 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford ExplorerBuilt September 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford F-150Built September 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford RangerBuilt August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Ford TaurusBuilt September 2000 to October 2005
- 2006 Lincoln Mark LTBuilt September 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Lincoln NavigatorBuilt September 2000 to October 2005
- 2006 Mercury MarinerBuilt August 2005 to October 2005
- 2006 Mercury MountaineerBuilt September 2005 to October 2005
What the defect is
On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.
What could happen
After a period of continuous use on the high speed setting, lack of grease on the output shaft gear may cause the gear to distort or fracture during operation resulting in a loss of wiper function. Inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER MOTOR FOR THE PRESENCE OF GREASE AND GREASE THE WIPER MOTOR GEARS IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2000 to October 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 November 2005
- Owners notified22 November 2005
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 9 November 2005.
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 may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at 1-800-521-4140.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 05S40
- Recalling manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- 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
Ford recall no. 05S40. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.