NHTSA campaign 99V310001 · Ford campaign 99S34
Ford Recall 99V310001: FORD/HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDERS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V310001 (Ford campaign 99S34) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on November 3, 1999, with 470,582 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 January 3, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99V310001 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V310001
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 99S34
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 470,582 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Hatchback/Liftgate — Support Device/Strut
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V310001. 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 · Vehicles built April 1, 1993 – February 17, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V310001.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER BRACKET WELDS COULD FRACTURE.
Safety consequence
WITH A BROKEN BRACKET WELD, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE LIFTGATE BRACKET TO GRADUALLY BEND INWARD ALLOWING THE LIFT CYLINDER BALL STUD TO DISENGAGE, UNEXPECTEDLY ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL FROM AN OPEN POSITION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL LIFTGATE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS. DEPENDING UPON THE CONDITION OF THE LIFTGATE SHEET METAL IN THE AREA OF THE BRACKET, DEALERS MAY ALSO INSTALL A LARGER REINFORCEMENT.
Notes
FORD RECALL NO. 99S34.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 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 99V310001
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.