| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Action Number: EA09013 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Vehicale/Equipment Model: EXPLORER | Vehicale/Equipment Year: 2004 |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | Manufacturer's Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Date Opened: Aug, 18 2009 | Date Closed: Feb, 12 2013 |
| Subject: Vehicle Rollaway Allegations | Summary: This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.by the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during ea09-013, odi identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.the highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the automatic transmission parking system, was 4.4/100k.the next-highest failure rate was for the bsi system, at 3.4/100k.for all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.for additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for ea09-013. the odi reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/searchnhtsaid under the following identification (odi) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078. |
