2001 Viking Limousine

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels › lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Tires00V356008

Filed Nov 10, 200089 vehiclesViking Coachworks, Inc

Defect. 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."

Risk. THE VEHICLE WEIGHT COULD EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATING FOR THE TIRE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OR BLOWOUT.

Remedy. 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. FORD HAS AGREED TO CONDUCT THE ENTIRE RECALL TO REMEDY THIS NON-COMPLIANCE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs

Filed Aug 4, 2006MI

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEEL STUD THREADING BACKED OUT AND 3 OF THE 4 WHEEL STUDS CAME OUT COMPLETELY ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE RIM ON THE TRAILER WAS RUINED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. THE TRAILER IS A HAULING TRAILER.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2001 — this page	1	1	Routine
2000	0	1	Routine
1999	0	1	Routine
1998	0	1	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: Nov 10, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.