Ford Expedition, F-150, Navigator, F-250. Published by Transport Canada as 2004164 on 18 May 2004. System: Steering.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, Ford has issued a scheduled maintenance guide update which specifies that every 20 000 kms, the steering linkage, which includes tie-rod ends, should be inspected. The vehicle owner is asked to place the tie-rod end inspection procedure supplied with this maintenance guide update in the vehicle's …
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Ford EXPEDITION in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford EXPEDITION is named on 40 American notices, 1 European and 8 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2004164
- Recall date
- 18 May 2004
- Make
- Ford, Lincoln
- Models
- Expedition, F-150, Navigator, F-250
- Model years
- 1997 to 2002
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 305,024
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, Ford has issued a scheduled maintenance guide update which specifies that every 20 000 kms, the steering linkage, which includes tie-rod ends, should be inspected. The vehicle owner is asked to place the tie-rod end inspection procedure supplied with this maintenance guide update in the vehicle's glove box for reference and safekeeping. The vehicle owner is to provide the inspection procedure to their repair facility to help properly identify worn tie-rod ends. Performing the vehicle scheduled maintenance, including maintenance inspections, is the responsibility of the vehicle owner. Failure to replace worn tie-rod ends may eventually result in a tie-rod end separation that could adversely affect steering control. If the inspection reveals that a tie-rod end is worn and must be replaced, the repair will be at the owner's expense unless the vehicle is still covered by the basic vehicle warranty, or has an extended service plan coverage that includes these components.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2004164.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2004141 · 22 April 2004 · F-150 · Fuel System
- 2004126 · 7 April 2004 · Escape · Engine
- 2004235 · 9 July 2004 · F-550 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Electrical
- 2004236 · 9 July 2004 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Suspension
- 2004237 · 9 July 2004 · Taurus, Thunderbird · Seats And Restraints
- 2004317 · 10 September 2004 · F-150 · Fuel System
- 2004318 · 10 September 2004 · E350, E250, E150 · Other
- 2004319 · 10 September 2004 · Freestar · Suspension
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2004207 · 22 June 2004 · 360 Modena, 360 Spider, 360 Challenge Stradale · Steering
- 2004120 · 2 April 2004 · M380 · Steering
- 2004212 · 6 July 2004 · Grand Prix · Steering
- 2004117 · 30 March 2004 · Spyder, Coupe · Steering
- 2004221 · 7 July 2004 · Motorhome · Steering
- 2004222 · 7 July 2004 · Motorhome · Steering
Reading this against the source
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Ford Expedition, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 449 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2004.
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