| NHTSA Record Id: 7412 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009700000203224000000283 |
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| Model Name: EXPLORER |
Model Year: 1995 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V310001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 99S34 |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 17 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 470582 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 03 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Nov, 03 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 08 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: on certain sport utility vehicles, the hydraulic lift cylinder bracket welds could fracture. |
Consequence Summary: with a broken bracket weld, there is a potential for the liftgate bracket to gradually bend inward allowing the lift cylinder ball stud to disengage, unexpectedly allowing the liftgate to fall from an open position. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install liftgate reinforcement brackets. depending upon the condition of the liftgate sheet metal in the area of the bracket, dealers may also install a larger reinforcement. |
Recall Notes: Ford recall no. 99s34.owner notification is expected to begin during january 2000.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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