Vehicle recall 99V099000 · April 29, 1999
Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with four-wheel-drive (4X4), 17" chrome steel wheels.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with four-wheel-drive (4X4), 17" chrome steel wheels. The clamp load can be lost on the wheel lugs due to insufficient wheel contact area with the hub. In some cases, the contact area can deform, resulting in a loss of lug nut torque.
- Consequence
- Loss of lug nut torque can cause vibration or separation of a wheel and tire from the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Dealers will re-torque the wheel lugs to proper specifications and also install a label that specifies that the wheel lugs be torqued to 110 lb-ft any time the wheel is removed.
- Notes
- Owner notification began may 7, 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
- 99V099000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 29, 1999
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- May 7, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 53,784
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
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 (1999): 1999
- Lincoln Navigator (1999): 1999
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