Mustang Tires: Markings

Mustang is recalling about 243 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Inflating tires to a pressure other than specified on the original labels may have an adverse effect on vehicle braking, and handling, and stability in an emergency maneuver increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
10V030000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
29 January 2010
Vehicles
243
Built between
Oct 2009 – Dec 2009
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 February 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2009 and December 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010 Mustang Shelby GT 500Built October 2009 to December 2009

What the defect is

Certain model year 2010 mustang shelby gt 500 vehicles manufactured between october 28 and december 3, 2009, fail to conform to the tire loading and information requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." the rear tire size information is incorrect.

What could happen

Inflating tires to a pressure other than specified on the original labels may have an adverse effect on vehicle braking, and handling, and stability in an emergency maneuver increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

FORD WILL MAIL OWNERS THE CORRECT TIRE LABEL ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS OF WHERE AND HOW TO AFFIX THE LABEL. THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2009 to December 2009
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 January 2010
  3. Owners notified11 February 2010

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 29 January 2010.

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 motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
10L05
Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Safety standard
FMVSS 110
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's recall campaign number is 10L05.OWNERS 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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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