| NHTSA Record Id: 7905 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010218000215184000000211 |
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| Model Name: EXPLORER |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V072000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S04 |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 14 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 12 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 208903 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 15 2000 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Mar, 07 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 13 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles equipped with 4.0l engines and all-time 4-wheel drive (a4wd) powertrains. the generic electronic module (gem) could experience a condition referred to as "lock-up" in which the gem controlled electronic functions (e.g., front windshield wipers, interior lights, 4x4 system, etc.) could not be turned on or, in some cases if the function is on, could not be turned off. |
Consequence Summary: An inoperative windshield wiper system could affect driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a resistor in the gem circuit. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 15, 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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