Ford Service Brakes, Air

Ford is recalling about 450 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, air. Brake failure can occur, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

Campaign
06E087000
Manufacturer
HARSCO TRACK TECHNOLOGIES
Reported
17 October 2006
Vehicles
450
Built between
Not published
Models
6
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 September 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2005-2007 Ford F-250
  • 2005-2007 Ford F-350
  • Harsco 203237
  • Harsco 203688
  • Harsco 203712
  • Harsco 203738

What the defect is

Certain harsco wheel modification groups containing accuride steel rims, p/nos. 203237 and 203738; accuride aluminum rims, p/n 203712; and gkn steel rims, p/n 203688, sold as modification equipment for certain 2005-2007 ford F-250/F-350 4X4 pickup trucks to modify track width of front and rear axles. The rims provided in these wheel modification groups wear through the OEM brake lines.

What could happen

Brake failure can occur, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

HARSCO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2006.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA17 October 2006
  2. Owners notified15 September 2006

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 17 October 2006.

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 harsco at 507-235-7112.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HARSCO TRACK TECHNOLOGIES
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

Harsco recall no. #06-006.THIS recall only pertains to modification kits manufactured by harsco and has no relation to any original equipment installed on ford F-250 and F-350 4X4 pickup trucks manufactured by the ford motor company.customers may 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.

Same component

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