also received a letter from Discount Tire recalling the Dill valves.

NHTSA Action Number: PE08060
NHTSA Recall Campaign Number: N/A
Make:    FORD       Model:    VARIOUS
Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Year : 2007
Component :  TIRES:VALVE
Date Investigation Opened : October 14, 2008
Date Investigation Closed : Open

Defect Investigations Summary

Make:  FORD
Model:  VARIOUS
Year:  2007
NHTSA Action Number:  PE08060
Summary:
ON MAY 15, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-036 TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL DEFECTS
IN SOME SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES MANUFACTURED FOR DILL AIR CONTROLS
PRODUCTS BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG
AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION. DURING THE INVESTIGATION ODI BECAME AWARE THAT
TOPSEAL IS ALSO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER OF SNAP-IN LOW
PRESSURE VALVE STEMS FOR SOME FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES. ODI HAS
IDENTIFIED 37 COMPLAINTS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING TIRE VALVES IN MY 2007
FORD VEHICLES. THE MODELS IDENTIFIED INCLUDE: GRAND MARQUIS, F-150,
MUSTANG, EDGE, FUSION, EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, MKX, MKZ, MILAN, FOCUS,
AND ESCAPE. ELEVEN COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT LOSS OF TIRE INFLATION
PRESSURE CAUSED BY A CRACKED AND LEAKING VALVE RESULTED IN TIRE DAMAGE
SEVERE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRE. IN ADDITION, 23 OF
THE 37 SAID THAT MORE THAN ONE VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CRACKED
OR CRACKED AND LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. A PRELIMINARY
EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY AND SAFETY
CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALLEGED DEFECT.