Ford Visibility: Windshield

Ford is recalling about 422 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. If the windshield is not properly retained to the vehicle, wind noise, squeak/rattles and/or water leaks may occur.

Campaign
06V440000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
15 November 2006
Vehicles
422
Built between
Aug 2006 – Aug 2006
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 November 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2006 and August 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 Ford Crown VictoriaBuilt August 2006 to August 2006
  • 2007 Mercury Grand MarquisBuilt August 2006 to August 2006

What the defect is

Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, 'windshield mounting.' the windshield may not be properly secured to the vehicle body.

What could happen

If the windshield is not properly retained to the vehicle, wind noise, squeak/rattles and/or water leaks may occur. Also, loss of windshield retention may reduce occupant protection in the event of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2006 to August 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 November 2006
  3. Owners notified22 November 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 15 November 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
06C15
Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Safety standard
FMVSS 212
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. 06C15.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.

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