NHTSA recall 01V258000
Visibility · Ford Motor Company
Details
What's wrong: A switch located in the plastic cover of the wiper motor gear case could malfunction and overheat, potentially resulting in loss of intermittent wiper function, loss of wiper park function, complete loss of wiper function, or ignition of the plastic cover material. Switch malfunction is most likely to occur when the intermittent setting of the wipers is being used, or when snow or ice obstructs the blades from…
Why it matters: Loss of visibility while driving increases the risk of a crash.
The fix: Dealers will inspect the date code on the wiper motor. Motors built with the suspect time frame will have the wiper motor gear case cover replaced. Owner notification began August 20, 2001.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford F-150
- 2000 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford Focus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln Navigator
- 2000 Lincoln Town Car
- 2000 Mercury Sable
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-250
- 2001 Ford Focus
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Lincoln Continental
- 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- 2001 Lincoln Town Car
- 2001 Mercury Sable
All model years NHTSA lists
2000 Ford Excursion, 2001 Ford Excursion, 2000 Ford Expedition, 2001 Ford Expedition, 2000 Ford F-150, 2001 Ford F-150, 2000 Ford F-250, 2001 Ford F-250, 2000 Ford F-350, 2001 Ford F-350, 2000 Ford F-450 Sd, 2001 Ford F-450 Sd, 2000 Ford F-550 Sd, 2001 Ford F-550 Sd, 2000 Ford F-650, 2001 Ford F-650, 2000 Ford F750, 2001 Ford F750, 2000 Ford Focus, 2001 Ford Focus, 2000 Ford Taurus, 2001 Ford Taurus, 2000 Lincoln Continental, 2001 Lincoln Continental, 2000 Lincoln Navigator, 2001 Lincoln Navigator, 2000 Lincoln Town Car, 2001 Lincoln Town Car, 2000 Mercury Sable, 2001 Mercury Sable.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 01V258000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.