NHTSA campaign 95I007000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 95I-007: Structure — Body — Hatchback/Liftgate — Support Device/Strut

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 95I007000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on January 31, 1996, with 1,029,380 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Explorer for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on October 25, 1995, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 95I007000 (also written 95I-007 or 95I007)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report received: January 31, 1996
Potentially affected: 1,029,380 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Hatchback/Liftgate — Support Device/Strut
Owners notified: October 25, 1995

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95I007000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95I007000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL REINFORCE THE BRACKET ATTACHMENTS OF THE REAR LIFTGATE GAS ASSIST CYLINDERS WHICH COULD PULL AWAY FROM THE INSIDE OF THE LIFTGATE.

Safety consequence

IF A BRACKET AND GAS ASSIST CYLINDER WERE TO DETACH COMPLETELY FROM THE LIFTGATE AND NO LONGER BEAR AGAINST THE LIFTGATE AS INTENDED, THE REMAINING ASSIST CYLINDER WOULD NOT HOLD THE LIFTGATE IN AN OPEN POSITION. PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

FORD DEALERS WILL REINFORCE THE BRACKET ATTACHMENTS.

Notes

FORD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REINFORCE THE BRACKET ATTACHMENTS WITHOUT CHARGE. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 95I007000

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.