{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V195 (12S30): Model Year 1998-2003 Windstar",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v195/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V195 (Ford): A FRACTURED AXLE MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Ford's own number: 12S30.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Windstar, model years 1998 to 2003. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 May 2012. 9,192 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 1998-2003 windstar vehicles manufactured from september 1, 1997, through july 3, 2003, registered in puerto rico. due to increased stresses caused by high cycles of torsional loading, specific to this market, the rear axle can crack. 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: 12S30. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V195 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 MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V195 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly 3 May 2012 1998-2003 FORD WINDSTAR A FRACTURED AXLE MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET ON THE REAR AXLE OR REPLACE THE AXLE",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:28:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:53:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V195 (12S30): Model Year 1998-2003 Windstar\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v195/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}