Recall Detail

FORD / RANGER / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6536 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000012171000215141000000286 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V394000 Mfr Campaign Number: 00S45
Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 13 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 17 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 137700
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 23 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Nov, 28 2000
Record Creation date : Nov, 29 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles with steel hoods and certain pickup trucks equipped with sheet molding compound hoods. a wire formed hood striker could be susceptible to fatigue fractures. if the hood striker fractures, the hood could fly open while the vehicle is being driven. Consequence Summary: A hood fly-up while the vehicle is being operated could result in reduced driver visibility.
Corrective Summary : dealers will replace the hood striker. Recall Notes: Owner notification began january 23, 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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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