2000 Ford Navigator problems

What is wrong

Certain 4x2 sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." the rear tire pressure is incorrectly listed on the label for 4.2 vehicles.

Risk

Customers may inflate their rear tires based on the incorrect tire pressure information on the certification label.

Remedy

A supplementary label will be sent to customers to place near the certification label to identify the appropriate rear tire pressure. The customer may also have the dealer install the label on the vehicle, if they so desire. Owner notification is expected to begin during september or october 2002. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.

Recall number 02V239000 · Recall details

What is wrong

Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the affected expedition/navigator owner guides do not identify the locations of seating positions equipped with tether anchorages, and do not provide instructions for securing child seats to these tether anchorages. The f150 sc owner guides do not provide the procedure for securing child seats to the tether anchorages. The taurus/sable owner guides do not identify the center rear seating position as having latch compatible lower anchorages.

Risk

In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.

Remedy

Owners will be provided with owner guide inserts revised to provide the required information, and instructions for affixing these inserts to their owner guides. Customers will also be advised that if they prefer, their dealer will affix the inserts to their owner guides.

Recall number 00V396000 · Recall details

In december 1999, ford issued technical service bulletin 99-26-3, entitled increased wheel nut and stud size-service tip,for 2000 model year expedition, navigator, and certain f-150 vehicles, built on or after november 27, 1999.these vehicles have increased wheel stud and nut diameters from 12mm to 14mm.the wheel nut torque was increased from 100 ft-lb. To 150 ft-lb., respectively.odi has received three reports of wheels separating from 2000 model year expedition vehicles, including two crashes.two additional reports allege broken studs and/or loose wheel nuts.loose wheel nuts can allow the wheel to wobble and cause wheel stud breakage.there are no similar odi reports on 2000 model year lincoln navigator vehicles.the failures appear to be attributed to improper wheel nut torque; however, there is no evidence that there are torque quality deficiencies at the assembly plants.due to the mileages the incidents occurred, it is most likely that improper wheel nut torques were applied during servicing, because in all cases when loose wheels were re-torqued to a least 100 ft-lb., there were no failure re-occurrences.

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