2000 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2000 Ford F Series. The campaign is 03V094000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure. NHTSA has 35 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 03V094000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. Owner notification began march 7, 2003. 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 southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 3,674 units in total.
03V094000Received . 3,674 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain pickup truck, van, and mini van conversions equipped with southern comfort built running boards that contain certain courtesy lights manufactured by american technology components, INC. These units contain a courtesy light or lights that might overheat when the wire harness is exposed to excessive moisture and road salt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This overheating condition can cause the running board to melt or cause a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the wiring harness on these running boards. Owner notification began march 7, 2003. 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 southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.
Report filed by SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
35 complaints, 47 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 9 |
| Structure | 6 |
| Steering | 6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Tires | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Suspension | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 1 Feb 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP05005 | Defect petition | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine | 22 Sep 2005 | 4 Jan 2006 | |
| RQ02002 | Recall query | TIRE VALVE STEM | Tires | 14 Jan 2002 | 19 Aug 2002 | 01V046000 |
| SQ00002 | Safety query | PULLS UNDER HARD BRAKING | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 4 May 2000 | 22 Jan 2001 | |
| PE00003 | Preliminary evaluation | FRONT CENTER LAP BELT ANCHORAGE | Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage | 13 Jan 2000 | 20 Apr 2000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2000 Ford F SeriesThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 Ford F Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/f-series/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Ford F Series?
- 3,674 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford F Series have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Ford F Series, model years 1971 to 2007. 1 of them names the 2000 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2000 Ford F Series name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 9 of 47 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Ford F Series open?
- No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.