Ford Engine and Engine Cooling

Ford is recalling about 3,469 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.

Campaign
10V398000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
9 September 2010
Vehicles
3,469
Built between
Oct 2006 – Jan 2009
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
8 September 2010
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2006 and January 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008-2009 Ford F-650 SDBuilt October 2006 to January 2009
  • 2008-2009 Ford F-750 SDBuilt October 2006 to January 2009

What the defect is

Ford is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 F-650 and F-750 trucks equipped with caterpillar C7 engine. The #5 and #6 fuel lines may crack at the fastening point to the common fuel rail and cause a fuel leak.

What could happen

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.

What gets fixed

FORD IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CATERPILLAR DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2006 to January 2009
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 September 2010
  3. Owners notified8 September 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 9 September 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 caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986 or ford at 1-866-436-7332.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
10V01
Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
ODI

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 safety recall no. 10V01.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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