Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 94V087000 | EXPLORER VAN COMPANY | from 09/01/1993 to 11/01/1993 | V (Vehicle) | 2255 | 05/11/1994 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 05/09/1994 | 05/20/1994 | 567 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | The manufacturer's certification label and/or the driver air bag advisory label may be missing from the vehicles, which does not conform to the requirements of 49 cfr 567. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Consequence of non-compliance: owners of vehicle would be unaware of the load capacity of the vans, the van build date, and would not have any assurance that the vans meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The labels will be furnished to owner's for installation on the vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: equipment: certification labels.note:please contact explorer van service center at 1-800-828-2056. also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 631216 | 12/01/1996 | 50561 | Insufficient a/c performance and/or noisy compressor clutch due to premature wear of the compressor shaft seals. *tw | 05/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| When the brake pedal was used, it would be mushy & go to floor. this caused extended stopping distance. also, gas gauge indicator would flop off and on/ air conditioner & electric windows failed to work,and abs brake light was on. had to shut down vehicle & then restart it. an intermittent problem that was getting worse. speed has not played a factor in problem. taking vehicle to dealer. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 11/01/1994 | ||
| A/c fan high circuit design failure. connector c198 fails instead of fusible link. | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 2 | 11/01/1994 | |
| A/c compressor and hose routing failures of dual air under warranty leads to expensive clogging of a/c cores out of warranty. | |||
| 01/01/1996 | 14 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Gas gauge is broken, oil gauge is not working, and the air conditioner malfunctioned. consumer can't determine the problem. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Leak in hose caused a/c not to work. | |||
| 06/15/1998 | 2 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Abs does not allow hydraulic brake pressure to rear drums | |||
| 07/10/1994 | 1 | ||
| A/c hose and valve failed. *ak | |||
| 12/17/1994 | 1 | ||
| Air conditioner compressor failed. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Air conditioner failed. *skd | |||