The defect
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SERVICE PARTS DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN 2004 THROUGH 2011 MODEL YEAR RANGER TRUCKS, 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR EXCURSION VEHICLES, AND 2002 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEAR F-250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 TRUCKS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS SHIPPED WITH A SUBCOMPONENT (SLIDER) THAT MAY EXPERIENCE DEFORMATION. A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH A DEFORMED SLIDER MAY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL, TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARD WARNING SIGNAL FLASHERS AND/OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO ACTIVATE.
The risk
NON-FUNCTIONING LIGHTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Excursion | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Ford F-250 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Ford F-350 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Ford F250 | 2005, 2006 |
| Ford Ranger | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
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 Excursion | 2002 | 129 | 4 |
| Ford Excursion | 2003 | 106 | 5 |
| Ford Excursion | 2004 | 95 | 2 |
| Ford Excursion | 2005 | 65 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 | 2002 | 156 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 | 2003 | 116 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 | 2004 | 154 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 | 2007 | 60 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2002 | 245 | 3 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2003 | 178 | 4 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2004 | 254 | 2 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2005 | 295 | 3 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2006 | 274 | 1 |
| Ford F-250 SD | 2007 | 54 | 1 |
| Ford F-350 | 2002 | 116 | 2 |
| Ford F-350 | 2003 | 90 | 2 |
| Ford F-350 | 2004 | 159 | 2 |
| Ford F-350 | 2005 | 114 | 1 |
| Ford F-350 | 2006 | 145 | 1 |
| Ford F-350 | 2007 | 36 | 1 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2002 | 124 | 3 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2003 | 132 | 4 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2004 | 130 | 2 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2005 | 217 | 3 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2006 | 127 | 1 |
| Ford F-350 SD | 2007 | 25 | 1 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2002 | 14 | 4 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2003 | 16 | 5 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2004 | 33 | 2 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 2005 | 40 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2011
21 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the exterior lighting; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 11V578000 5 Dec 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 11V541000 3 Nov 2011 | LOTUS CARS LTD |
| 11V506000 19 Oct 2011 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V438000 26 Aug 2011 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 11V354000 13 Jul 2011 | KANDI USA INC. |
| 11V343000 27 Jun 2011 | INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY |
| 11V340000 27 Jun 2011 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 11V327000 15 Jun 2011 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011