2003 Ford F Series

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Air Bags	1		1	0	2

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure03V094000

Filed Mar 7, 20033,674 vehiclesSouthern Comfort Conversions

Defect. CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCK, VAN, AND MINI VAN CONVERSIONS EQUIPPED WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT BUILT RUNNING BOARDS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN COURTESY LIGHTS MANUFACTURED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS, INC. THESE UNITS CONTAIN A COURTESY LIGHT OR LIGHTS THAT MIGHT OVERHEAT WHEN THE WIRE HARNESS IS EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT.

Risk. THIS OVERHEATING CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE RUNNING BOARD TO MELT OR CAUSE A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE RUNNING BOARDS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 7, 2003. 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 SOUTHERN COMFORT AT 1-800-745-6096.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Air BagsCrash2 injured

Filed Oct 26, 2011TX

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 57 NORTH IN EAGLE PASS TEXAS MAVERICK COUNTY AROUND 10PM STRUCK A BULL THAT CROSSING THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FORD F150 SUPER CREW AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2008	1	0	0	Routine
2007	4	0	0	Routine
2006	4	0	0	Routine
2005	9	0	0	Routine
2004	7	0	0	Routine
2003 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
2002	34	1	1	Routine
2001	44	1	10	Routine
2000	41	1	5	Routine
1999	36	0	3	Routine
1998	20	0	0	Routine
1997	47	0	9	Routine
1996	16	0	5	Routine
1995	16	0	6	Routine
1994	7	1	4	Routine
1993	5	1	1	Routine
1992	2	1	0	Routine
1991	6	0	0	Routine
1990	2	2	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 7, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.