| NHTSA Record Id: 6541 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012172000215185000000181 |
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| Model Name: EXPLORER |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V395000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S46 |
| Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 26 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 23 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 100500 |
| 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 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with the 3.27 or 3.55 axle ration. the subject vehicles have a powertrain control module that could allow the vehicle to exceed the design intent top speed. at these extreme speeds, the vehicle could be capable of exceeding the speed rating of the tire. |
Consequence Summary: Operating the vehicle above the maximum speed rating could lead to a tire failure which at these speeds could result in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module. |
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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