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 | |||||
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| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V024000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 03/01/1991 to 10/07/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 125000 | 04/24/1997 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/04/1997 | 03/25/1997 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: police and taxi vehicles. the hood latch striker can wear or become detached from the hood. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Either of these conditions can result in the hood opening without warning while the vehicle is being operated impairing the driver's visibility. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install an improved hood latch striker (vehicles with 1992 model hoods) or revised striker plate attaching fasteners (vehicles with 1993-1997 model hoods). | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin april 14, 1997. note: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 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 07/12/1994 | 1 | 11/12/1992 | |
| Left rear door will not open. *yc | |||
| 07/12/1994 | 2 | ||
| Left rear door will not open. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 05/09/2004 | 81900 | 3 | 07/14/1994 |
| While driving at 55 mph, the hood flew up and cracked the windshield. the mechanic examined the vehicle and found there was a recall on the latch, but it was only for crown victoria police cars. *ak recall#97v024000. the fan belt had gone out along with the power steering. *sc *jb | |||
| 06/01/1995 | |||
| Clearcoat of paint coming off in blocks/strips,fly onto windshield while driving, paint rusting. brake pedal doesn't return up, pops up when turning & rough on rough rd.,wear out quickly. elec. dr. locks don't work. driver elec. seat wont go back,engine:spark knock,car pulls left, engine check light goes on,solenoid replaced 3x,fuse blows for interior lts cluster,difficulty removing key from igniition,seat track covers off, climate control inoperable preceeded by initial hot air from a/c, steering wheel vibrates,hood latch difficult to close. *ak | |||
| While traveling hood latch striker became detached from hood, flying back, and hitting windshield. dealer has been notified.please provide further information. *ak | |||
| Recall 97v024000; dealer refuses to take care of recall because owner had no personal injury. *ak | |||
| 12/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Hood latches failed to keep hood shut while driving, resulting in accident from loss of visibility. *dsh | |||
| 01/31/1996 | 1 | 08/01/1991 | |
| Hood flew up in the air damaging the windshield and impaired visibility. tt consumer was traveling on highway and hood latch rleased, safety latch did not activate.*jb | |||
| 10/22/1995 | 1 | ||
| While driving, at approx. 30mph, suddenly hood latch disengaged, allowing hood to fly-up shattering windshield. tt *slc | |||