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Component: STRUCTURE: HOOD ASSEMBLY: LATCHES
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| ID: 99V164000 (1998 FORD TRUCK EXPLORER) |
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| Updated |
Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
| Rating |
 16 ( -2 -12.5% ) |
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Description:
Recall: 1998 Ford Explorer
Component: STRUCTURE:HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 99V164000
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Potential Number of Units Affected: 845000Summary:
Vehicle Description: Sport utility vehicles. The secondary hood latch may
corrode at the latch pivot and stick in the open position.
If this occurs and the primary hood latch is either not engaged or is released,
a hood fly-up could occur.
Dealers will install a secondary hood latch with components that are coated
prior to assembly for improved latch pivot corrosion protection.
Owner notification is expected to begin during July 1999. 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).
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