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Recall 01V-255

FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalled the 1998 Ford Contour and 1 other model: Suspension (front, springs, coil springs).

At a glance

Campaign number
01V-255
Reported
August 8, 2001
Vehicles affected
108,000 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built at the kansas city assembly plant and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, and wisconsin, and the district of columbia. The front coil springs may fracture as a result of corrosion in high corrosion environments. Depending on the location of the fracture, a broken spring could move past the spring seat and contact a front tire.

The risk

Some tires have deflated due to contact with a broken spring.

The fix

Dealers will install spring catcher brackets. Owner notification began october 23, 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-[removed].

Notes from the manufacturer

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles