NHTSA Campaign 00V351000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Issued by FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Reported Oct 30, 2000 · 180,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS BUILT WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS WITHOUT THE MESSAGE CENTER, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF STANDARD NO. 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW, PARTITION, AND ROOF PANEL SYSTEMS." THE POWER WINDOWS MAY BE OPERABLE AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE FRONT DOORS ARE OPENED.

Consequence

THE STANDARD REQUIRES THAT POWER OPERATED WINDOWS MAY BE CLOSED ONLY WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE "ON," "START," OR "ACCESSORY" POSITIONS, OR DURING THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE TIME THE KEY IS TURNED OFF, AND THE OPENING OF EITHER OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT DOORS.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL RECONFIGURE THE VEHICLE FRONT END ELECTRONIC MODULE.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD WINDSTAR 1999 180,000
FORD WINDSTAR 2000 180,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V351000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.