Recall 98V095000: Lug Nut Defect
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V095000Component: WHEELS: LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Year: 1998
Make: FORD TRUCK
Model: EXPEDITION
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1520000
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Multi-purpose vehicles and light duty pickup trucks. The lug nuts on these vehicles may not create sufficient clamp load allowing wheel movement in relation to the hub/rotor mounting surface.
This can result in the loosening of lug nuts, stud fatigue failure, and the potential for a wheel separation from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Owners of these vehicles will be receiving two notifications. The first notification, which began in May 1998, will provide an interim repair procedure until parts become available. This interim procedure can be
completed by owners or their dealers. It specifies that the lug nut torque must be verified to be 100 lbs. Then the lug nuts need to be tightened an additional 1/8 to 1/4 turn more. There will be a second owner notification, which is expected to begin July 20, 1998, under which dealers will inspect the wheel studs and replace the wheel lug nuts.
Owners will be receiving two notifications. The first notification, which began in May 1998, will provide an interim repair procedure. There will be a second owner notification, which is expected to begin July 20, 1998.
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Ford at 1-800-392-3673. Also contact the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).