{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V194 (11S16): Model Year 1999-2003 Windstar",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v194/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V194 (Ford): A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOT...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Windstar, model years 1999 to 2003. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 May 2012. 23,000 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 1999-2003 windstar vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the state of virginia. corrosion-related fractures of the front lower control arm rear attaching brackets and body mount attachments may occur. 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: 11S16. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V194 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 SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION. A SEPARATION OF BOTH FRONT SUBFRAME REAR BODY MOUNTS MAY RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. EITHER CONDITIO…” 12V194 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Suspension:Front:Control Arm 3 May 2012 1999-2003 FORD WINDSTAR A SEPARATION OF A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM REAR ATTACHING BRACKET MAY RESULT IN A LOWER CONTRO",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:28:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:53:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V194 (11S16): Model Year 1999-2003 Windstar\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v194/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}