The vehicle weight could exceed the maximum load rating for the tire, increasing the risk of premature tire wear or blowout.

Tires

Date Announced

DEC 12, 2000

Vehicles Affected

10,000

Lincoln Recall #

00S51

NHTSA Campaign #

00V356000

Summary

Vehicle description: Certain limousines stretched over 60 inches fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 109, "new pneumatic tires, " and no. 110, "tire selection and rims."

Actions

Dealers will replace all 5 tires (including the spare tire) with Michelin tires (225/70R16 107T reinforced white sidewall) with a sufficiently higher load rating. Owner notification began January 10, 2001. 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 1-800-248-0186.

Documents (31)

• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Fax Acknowledgement
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Fax Acknowledgement
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Remedy Instructions and TSB
• Quarterly Performance Report
• Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Recall Acknowledgement
• Fax Acknowledgement
• Fax Acknowledgement
• Fax Acknowledgement
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)