Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| BC0393941201 | 12/01/1994 | 37773 | Taxi and police fleet vehicles may experience a crack on the left hand a pillar area. *tw | 01/10/1995 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | ||||||
| PE93086 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/01/1993 | 02/28/1994 | HOOD FLY-UP WHILE DRIVING | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 2 | |||
| Stress cracks of the floor board caused the bolt that hold the front driver's seat to break resulting in the seat becoming unstable and to lurch backwards. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 12/28/2011 | 142000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1993 ford crown victoria. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph when the hood flew open and obscured his vision. the driver was able to make it to the side of the road and close his hood. the vehicle was towed home. the vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer nor repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 142,000. tb | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 10/18/2007 | 138000 | 1 | 06/15/1993 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1993 ford crown victoria. while driving 70 mph, the rivets from the hood latch loosened and the hood flew up and crashed through the windshield. the windshield shattered and splinters of glass struck the contact's face. the hood also placed a dent in the top of the vehicle, which would cost $200 to repair. she was able to pull the vehicle off the road and tied the hood down. she drove the vehicle to a body shop. the body shop replaced the windshield and the hood was replaced with a used hood that was a different color than the vehicle. the repair cost was $519. the hood still has to be painted and the top of the vehicle needs to be repaired. the contact does not know the price of the paint job. nhtsa campaign id number 97v024000 (latches/locks/ linkages:hood:latch) was referenced; however, she was informed that it only applied to police vehicles and taxi cabs. the current and failure mileages were 138,000. updated 06/10/08. *lj | |||
| 07/22/2004 | 68000 | 1 | 08/23/1995 |
| When driving at an undetermined speed hood opened. this caused consumer to pull off the road. consumer was able to tie down the hood and drove the vehicle home. *ak *sc | |||