Ford Motor Company: Trailer Hitches
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 7, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 565,800. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. THE TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY TO THE FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS COULD LOSE THE CLAMP LOAD.
The risk
THE TRAILER HITCH COULD THEN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH MOUNTING BOLTS AND NUT PLATES.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Ford Expedition | 890 | 11 | 199 | 55 |
| 2000 Lincoln Navigator | 109 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
| 1999 Ford Expedition | 946 | 9 | 77 | 52 |
| 1999 Lincoln Navigator | 132 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 1998 Ford Expedition | 836 | 7 | 73 | 43 |
| 1998 Lincoln Navigator | 192 | 6 | 22 | 14 |
| 1997 Ford Expedition | 853 | 9 | 74 | 52 |
| 1997 Lincoln Navigator | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V073000.
Full record for the 2000 Ford Expedition → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →