The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT THE CENTER TREAD DURING PRODUCTION.
The risk
OVER TIME, THE DAMAGE MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW BELT CORROSION ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL FOUR TIRES (TO ENSURE INSPECTION OF THE LEFT HAND SIDE TIRES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ROTATED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE) FOR TIRE TREAD DAMAGE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 2006 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2006 |
Components: TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 2006 | 299 | 2 |
| Lincoln Navigator | 2006 | 60 | 3 |
Other tires recalls in 2005
8 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the tires; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 05V536000 28 Nov 2005 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 05V499000 2 Nov 2005 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 05V495000 25 Oct 2005 | JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING CO. |
| 05V398000 14 Sept 2005 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 05V357000 11 Aug 2005 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING |
| 05V277000 14 Jun 2005 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 05V036000 3 Feb 2005 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005