The 2000 Ford 7000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 4,101 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING01V0440112001-05-114,101 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DRAG LINK ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING 24-DL MODEL BALL SOCKETS AND MANUFACTURED BY TRW. CERTAIN OF THE TIE ROD BALL-SOCKET BEARINGS HAVE A BELOW-SPECIFICATION CASE DEPTH AND/OR HARDNESS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE SOCKET.
Consequence
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE DRIVER CAN LOSE PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DRAG LINKS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 12, 2001. 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 OR TRW CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-866-280-3287.
Complaints by component
TIRES
2
EQUIPMENT
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While driving tires started to separate. Dealer notified. *ak”
“Below is part of a letter sent to budget/ryder truck rental explaining problems my husband and I had with a truck we rented last august. If this is something you would like to look into, I will provide copies of further corresponsence and a photograph of the tire mentioned in the letter. On august…”
“Below is part of a letter sent to budget/ryder truck rental explaining problems my husband and I had with a truck we rented last august. If this is something you would like to look into, I will provide copies of further corresponsence and a photograph of the tire mentioned in the letter. On august…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Ford 7000 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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