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1998 Lincoln TOWN CAR Tires Recall


NHTSA Recall #	6343
NHTSA Compaign #	00V356000
MFG Compaign #	00S51
Manufacturer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Supplier	LINCOLN
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	TOWN CAR
Model Year	1998
Component	TIRES
Date of notification	10/01/01
Begin date of manufacuring	19/09/97
End date of manufacturing	26/09/00
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	12/12/00
Report created	15/12/00
Regulation part number	571
FMV safety standard number	109
Estimated number of affected units	10000
Defect summary	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."
Consequence summary	The vehicle weight could exceed the maximum load rating for the tire, increasing the risk of premature tire wear or blowout.
Corrective action	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. Owner notification began january 10, 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.
Recall notes	Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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.

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1998 Lincoln TOWN CAR Tires Recall

1998 Lincoln TOWN CAR Tires Recall

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