This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Ford F-150 2001 tires temporary emergency spare tire. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Ford F-150 2001 tires temporary emergency spare tire and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2001 Ford F-150 Tires Temporary Emergency Spare Tire Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	685377
Internal NHTSA #	10235989
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2001
File date	28/07/08
Component	TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle in question is a 2001 ford f150. As the truck was traveling at 20 mph, the braided steel cable that retains the spare tire in the rear underside of the truck broke. This caused the spare tire to bounce down the street and strike a following vehicle. Investigation on web forums has information that this is a common problem with these trucks that are exposed to winter salt, the salt has caused cables to corrode in numerous trucks. If this happened on the highway, it easily could have caused serious injuries or deaths.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	158000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NEWTON, MA
VIN pattern	1FTRX18L41NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	17/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	20
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

1C4RDHAG1KC847584 1GCEC14W5XZ105088 YV1MW214282380468 WBS82FK010CU43357 2T1BR32E97C817766 KMFWVH7JP5U674521 5NPDH4AE4DH235554 VF3LRHNYHGS220359 JN8AT2MT3HW386681 SHHMB2760YU142756 LSJE24091NS006172 JTEGG22B305007060

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2001 Ford F-150 Tires Temporary Emergency Spare Tire Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Ford F-150 Tires Temporary Emergency Spare Tire Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?