2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC Recall
- Campaign:
- 00V394000 on 11/28/2000
- Component:
- Structure:body:hood:hinge and attachments
- Manufactured:
- 09/23/1999 - 10/16/2000
- Affected:
- 137,700
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles with steel hoods and certain pickup trucks equipped with sheet molding compound hoods. a wire formed hood striker could be susceptible to fatigue fractures. if the hood striker fractures, the hood could fly open while the vehicle is being driven.
- Consequence:
- A hood fly-up while the vehicle is being operated could result in reduced driver visibility.
- Correction:
- dealers will replace the hood striker.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began january 23, 2001.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).
2000 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC TSBs (8)
- Bulletin:
- 0186
- Component:
- 106000 power train:axle assembly
- Summary:
- On some vehicles, including sport and sport trac, the front axle leaks fluid from the vent tube. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 15006
- Component:
- 061100 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
- Summary:
- Some vehicles with 4.0l sohc engines may make a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 15040
- Component:
- 061100 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
- Summary:
- Some vehicles including 1997 through 1999 explorer sport trac equipped with a 4.0l sohc engine may exhibit a start-up noise from the left front of the engine. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 16131
- Component:
- 140000 air bags
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may exhibit repeat service for an air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes b1994 and b1998 set. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 15859
- Component:
- 036000 service brakes, hydraulic:antilock
- Summary:
- Some vehicles with 4wabs may exhibit diagnostic trouble codes c1233 and c1234 (anti-lock brake sensor output failure). *tt
- Bulletin:
- 15910
- Component:
- 034000 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components
- Summary:
- Concerns with brake vibration, roughness and / or grinding noise, and excessive brake rotor corrosion. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 17777
- Component:
- 022140 suspension:rear:springs:leaf spring assembly
- Summary:
- Rear leaf spring noise. *tt
- Bulletin:
- 02171
- Component:
- 162000 structure:body
- Summary:
- Paint-premature clearcoat cracking-service tips. *mj
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