Ford Engine and Engine Cooling: Diesel

Ford is recalling about 2,811 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Campaign
08V428000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
25 August 2008
Vehicles
2,811
Built between
Jan 2007 – Jun 2008
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 September 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2007 and June 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008-2009 Ford F-650 SDBuilt January 2007 to June 2008
  • 2008-2009 Ford F-750 SDBuilt January 2007 to June 2008

What the defect is

Ford is recalling 2,811 my 2008-2009 F-650 and F-750 trucks equipped with C7 or C9 caterpillar diesel engines. The fuel pump outlet check plug may be cracked which could cause fuel to spray and leak.

What could happen

Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

FORD IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR (PLEASE SEE 08E042). CATERPILLAR WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP PLUG FREE OF CHARGE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2007 to June 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 August 2008
  3. Owners notified5 September 2008

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 25 August 2008.

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 caterpillar at 1-800-447-4986, or ford at 1-800-343-5338 (fleet owners) or 1-866-906-9811 (motor home owners).

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
08V02
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. 08V02.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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