Ford Motor Company: Electrical System › Wiring
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 9, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 13,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
A CONNECTOR IN THE WIRING WHERE THE TILT HOOD MOUNTED LAMPS ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS WAS BUILT WITHOUT SEALING PLUGS. MOISTURE, ROAD SALT OR OTHER CONTAMINANTS CAN ENTER THE CONNECTION RESULTING IN CROSSED CIRCUITS, SHORTS OR CORROSION OF THE WIRING OF THE CONNECTOR.
The risk
THE HEADLAMPS OR OTHER FRONT-END LIGHTING SYSTEMS CAN MALFUNCTION AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CONNECTOR AND INSTALL SEALING PLUGS IN THE OPEN CAVITIES. IF THE INSPECTION REVEALS CORROSION, A NEW CONNECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Ford B600 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford B700 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford F600 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford F700 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford F800 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford FT900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford LA9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford LL9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford LTA9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Ford LTL9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford B600 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford B700 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford F600 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford F700 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford F800 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford FT900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford LA9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford LL9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford LTA9000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Ford LTL9000 | 0 | 1 | 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 95V092000.
Full record for the 1995 Ford B600 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →