{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 10V385 (10S13): Model Year 1998-2003 Windstar",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v385/",
  "summary": "Recall 10V385 (Ford): A FRACTURED AXLE CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. Ford's own number: 10S13.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Windstar, model years 1998 to 2003. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 26 August 2010. 492,650 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 1998-2003 windstar vehicles manufactured from september 1, 1997 through february 28, 2003 and currently registered or originally sold in connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 10S13. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V385 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A FRACTURED AXLE CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 10V385 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly 26 August 2010 1998-2003 FORD WINDSTAR A FRACTURED AXLE CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. AS PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE, DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY INSTALL THE REAR AXLE",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:45:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T03:39:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 10V385 (10S13): Model Year 1998-2003 Windstar\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v385/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}