The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, A FRONT SWAY BAR LINK CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
VEHICLE HANDLING COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Mercury Mountaineer | 1997 |
Components: SUSPENSION
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 | 1995 | 843 | 5 |
| Ford Explorer | 1996 | 1,450 | 6 |
| Ford Explorer | 1997 | 1,731 | 7 |
| Mercury Mountaineer | 1997 | 328 | 6 |
Other suspension recalls in 2000
49 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the suspension; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 00V426000 26 Dec 2000 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V358010 26 Dec 2000 | TRAVEL SUPREME, INC. |
| 00V358004 22 Dec 2000 | SOONER TRAILER |
| 00V358009 21 Dec 2000 | SUNNYBROOK RV INC. |
| 00V358003 20 Dec 2000 | PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V358011 19 Dec 2000 | PERFORMANCE FIRST, INC. |
| 00V421002 18 Dec 2000 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 00V358007 18 Dec 2000 | MO TRAILERS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000