Ford: Safety Recall of F-150s, F-250s, Expeditions, and Navigators
12 May 1998
Ford Announces Vehicle CampaignDETROIT, May 12 -- Ford Motor Company is notifying owners of approximately 1.7 million 1997 and 1998 model-year F-150, F-250, Expedition and Navigator vehicles of a voluntary safety recall involving the wheel lug nuts. Due to an interference condition caused by the coating design, some of the affected vehicles may have lug nuts that may loosen and not hold a wheel to the vehicle. Owners of affected vehicles will be notified by mail to have their vehicles serviced. Dealers will inspect wheels and replace lug nuts with nuts that have a different coating design on affected vehicles at no expense to owners. SOURCE Ford Motor Company