Ford Interior Lighting

Ford is recalling about 211,432 vehicles over a problem with the interior lighting. This error could prevent the antilock brake system (ABS) warning light from illuminating if the ABS module ever became inoperative.

Campaign
06V033000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
6 February 2006
Vehicles
211,432
Built between
Mar 2005 – Dec 2005
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 February 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2005 and December 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005-2006 Ford F-150Built March 2005 to December 2005
  • 2006 Lincoln Mark LTBuilt August 2005 to December 2005

What the defect is

Certain pickup trucks fail to comply with either the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 105, 'hydraulic and electric brake systems' or FMVSS no. 135, 'passenger car brake systems.' these vehicles were built with a software error in the instrument cluster.

What could happen

This error could prevent the antilock brake system (ABS) warning light from illuminating if the ABS module ever became inoperative.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL RECALIBRATE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THESE VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2005 to December 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 February 2006
  3. Owners notified27 February 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 6 February 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 ford at 1-800-392-3673.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
06C11
Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Safety standard
FMVSS 135
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.06C11. 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.

Same component

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