Crown Victoria V8-4.6L SOHC VIN W (2005)
wheel nibble or difficult to balance wheel and tire assembly. Once a cracked wheel has been replaced, inspect the remaining wheels on the vehicle using
the following procedure.
Since some of the vehicles involved in this Customer Satisfaction Program are also involved in Safety Recall 03505, check OASIS. If involved in both
03S05 and 04M05, complete the Safety Recall instead of this procedure.
STEEL WHEEL IDENTIFICATION
1.
NOTE: Prior approval is required for wheel replacement. Call the Special Service Support Center.
Replace any wheel exhibiting any of the following symptoms:
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repeated slow air loss from a wheel/tire other than loose or damaged valve or valve stem,
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nibble in the steering wheel,
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difficulty in balancing the wheel and tire assembly (lateral runout).
2.
Inspect the rest of the wheels on the vehicle.
a)
Remove the hub caps or, if equipped, the full wheel covers by gently prying off the center cap, then loosening the five (5) plastic nuts
securing the cover to the lug nuts.
b)
Inspect the engineering part number suffix on all wheels including the spare. See Figure 1. The engineering part number is located on a
raised surface on the outside face of the wheel between two (2) lug bolt holes. The suffix is the last two letters of the part number.
c)
Wheels with the engineering part number suffixes CC or CD -
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Inspect the date code to see if the wheel is subject for replacement per Safety Recall 03S05. Go To Step 3.
d)
Wheels with engineering part number suffixes CF, AA or CG -
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No date code inspection necessary
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Wheels are subject for replacement per Customer Satisfaction Program 04M05 only if the vehicle is exhibiting any of the following
symptoms:
1)
repeated slow air loss from a wheel/tire other than loose or damaged valve or valve stem,
2)
nibble in the steering wheel,
3)
or difficulty in balancing the wheel and tire assembly (lateral runout).
3.
NOTE: The date code is stamped in one of two locations: either on the inboard side of the wheel near the bead, or next to the valve stem and is
visible from the outside once the full wheel cover is removed and the area around the valve stem is cleaned. If the date code cannot be read, call
the Special Service Support Center for direction.