Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Certain Limousines Stretched Over 60 Inches Fail To Comply With The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 109, “New Pneumatic Tires,” And No. 110, “Tire SeleCTIon And Rims.”
Make Of Vehicle
SPRINGFIELD COACH
Model Of Vehicle
LIMOUSINE
Year
2000
Recall Campaign Number
00V356010
Component Description
Tires
Effect Of Defect
The Vehicle Weight Could Exceed The MaximUM Load Rating For The Tire, Increasing The Risk Of Premature Tire Wear Or Blowout.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace All 5 Tires (Including The Spare Tire) With Michelin Tires (225/70R16 107T Reinforced White Sidewall) With A Sufficiently Higher Load Rating. Ford Has Agreed To Conduct The Entire Recall To Remedy This Non-Compliance. Owner Notification Is Expected To Begin During January 2001. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Ford At 1-800-248-0186.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Springfield Coach Builders
Start Of Manufacture
19990817
End Of Manufacture
20001026
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
144
Date Owners Notified
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Springfield Coach Builders
Date Report Received
20001101
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
109