NHTSA campaign 00V402000 · Ford campaign 00S47

Ford and Mercury Recall 00V-402: FORD/SWAY BAR

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V402000 (Ford campaign 00S47) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on November 28, 2000, with 810,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 15, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 00V402000 (also written 00V-402 or 00V402)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 00S47
Report received: November 28, 2000
Potentially affected: 810,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension
Owners notified: December 15, 2000

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V402000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Explorer
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built August 11, 1994 – October 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 · Vehicles built August 11, 1994 – October 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V402000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A FRONT SWAY BAR LINK CAN FRACTURE.

Safety consequence

VEHICLE HANDLING COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V402000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.