{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 15V608 (15S27): Model Year 1998-2003 Windstar",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v608/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V608 (Ford): If the brackets were not installed properly, the rear axle may fracture, affecting the vehicle handling and increasing the risk of...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Windstar, model years 1998 to 2003. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 29 September 2015. 283,413 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 1998-2003 Windstar vehicles manufactured September 2, 1997, to July 3, 2003. The affected vehicles were previously remedied to safeguard against the rear axle cracking from corrosion, however, the remedy brackets may have been misinstalled. The incorrect … 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: 15S27. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V608 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: “If the brackets were not installed properly, the rear axle may fracture, affecting the vehicle handling and increasing the risk of a crash.” 15V608 Ford Motor Company Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly 29 September 2015 1998-2003 FORD WINDSTAR If the brackets were not installed properly, the rear axle may fracture, affecting the vehicle handlin",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:32:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T08:36:08+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 15V608 (15S27): Model Year 1998-2003 Windstar\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v608/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}