Vehicle recall 98V303000 · December 1, 1998
Ford F-250, F-350 and 2 more models
Vehicle description: light duty trucks.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the air bag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the air bags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
- Consequence
- Unexpected air bag deployment can result in personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the cast tow hooks with forged hooks.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin January 3, 1999.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
- 98V303000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 1, 1998
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 98S34
- Owner notification
- January 3, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 20
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford F-250 (1999): 1999
- Ford F-350 (1999): 1999
- Ford F-450 SD (1999): 1999
- Ford F-550 SD (1999): 1999
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