The defect
ON CERTAIN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HYBRID VEHICLES, THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND MAY FRACTURE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.
The risk
IF A FRACTURE OCCURS, THE POWERTRAIN WILL LOSE THE ABILITY TO TRANSMIT TORQUE TO THE DRIVE WHEELS AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE STATIONARY WHEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DRIVETRAIN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 23, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escape HEV | 2006 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
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 Escape HEV | 2006 | 37 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 2006
24 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 06V478000 15 Dec 2006 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 06V462000 4 Dec 2006 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 06V457000 30 Nov 2006 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 06V432000 9 Nov 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V414000 31 Oct 2006 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 06V399000 18 Oct 2006 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 06V397000 17 Oct 2006 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 06V391000 13 Oct 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006