The 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.
The risk
A HOOD FLY-UP WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HOOD STRIKER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer Sport | 2000, 2001 |
| Ford Explorer Sport Trac | 2000, 2001 |
| Ford Ranger | 2001 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Explorer Sport | 2000 | 71 | 1 |
| Ford Explorer Sport | 2001 | 188 | 5 |
| Ford Explorer Sport Trac | 2000 | 3 | 1 |
| Ford Explorer Sport Trac | 2001 | 167 | 4 |
| Ford Ranger | 2001 | 515 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 2000
18 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the structure; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 00V429000 29 Dec 2000 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 00V379000 17 Nov 2000 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 00V375000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V353000 30 Oct 2000 | SUN HAWK PRODUCTS, INC. |
| 00V343000 25 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V278000 18 Sept 2000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 00V219000 17 Aug 2000 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 00V221000 14 Aug 2000 | TRANSCRAFT CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000