Ford Windstar. Published by Transport Canada as 2011038 on 26 January 2011. System: Suspension.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the subframe may not have been properly e-coated during the manufacturing process. As a result, the subframe of vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and …
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Ford WINDSTAR in the other registers
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The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2011038
- Recall date
- 26 January 2011
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Windstar
- Model years
- 1999 to 2003
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 119,021
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the subframe may not have been properly e-coated during the manufacturing process. As a result, the subframe of vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador), may rust over time, resulting in reduced durability of the front lower control arm rear attaching brackets and body mount attachments at the rear of the front subframe. 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 diminished vehicle directional control. Either condition could result in reduced steering control, which may lead to a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect the front lower control arm rear attaching brackets and body mount attachments at the rear of the front subframe. If the front lower control arm rear attaching brackets are not cracked, perforated, or exhibiting significant metal loss, and if the front subframe at the rear body mount locations are not c
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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.
- 2011136 · 29 March 2011 · F-350 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty · Tires
- 2011415 · 29 November 2011 · E250, E150, E350 Cutaway Chassis Cab · Other
- 2011424 · 5 December 2011 · Fusion · Wheels
- 2011426 · 7 December 2011 · F-150, F-450 Super Duty, F-550 Super Duty · Powertrain
- 2010228 · 14 July 2010 · Transit Connect · Other
- 2010122 · 19 April 2010 · Fusion, Explorer Sport Trac, Explorer · Seats And Restraints
- 2012002 · 4 January 2012 · F-650 · Steering
- 2012003 · 5 January 2012 · Escape · Brakes
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2011044 · 28 January 2011 · Super Seal · Suspension
- 2011034 · 24 January 2011 · Onyx · Suspension
- 2011004 · 5 January 2011 · Bearcat 570, Bearcat 570 XT, Crossfire 8 · Suspension
- 2011001 · 3 January 2011 · Ofr-224 Trailer, Hwy-224 Trailer · Suspension
- 2011055 · 2 February 2011 · Salem · Suspension
- 2011064 · 11 February 2011 · CTS · Suspension
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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 442 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2011.
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