Vehicle recall 00V073000 · March 7, 2000
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator
Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly to the frame attaching bolts could lose the clamp load.
- Consequence
- The trailer hitch could then separate from the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the trailer hitch mounting bolts and nut plates.
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 15, 2000. 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 1-800-392-3673.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V073000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 7, 2000
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00S05
- Owner notification
- May 15, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 565,800
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Expedition (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
- Lincoln Navigator (1997-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
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