The defect
REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT MAY BE SUBJECT TO FATIGUE CRACKING UNDER EXTENDED TRAILER TOW SERVICE WHEN USING A BUMPER-MOUNTED TRAILER HITCH BALL.
The risk
UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS, BUMPER COULD SEPARATE FROM THEVEHICLE WHEN USING A BUMPER MOUNTED TRAILER HITCH BALL.
The remedy
INSTALL TWO BRACKETS TO REINFORCE THE BUMPER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Explorer | 1991 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
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 | 1991 | 609 | 8 |
Other structure recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the structure; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 91V199000 15 Nov 1991 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 91V165000 23 Sept 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V145000 4 Sept 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V135000 19 Aug 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V136000 19 Aug 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V127000 24 Jul 1991 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 91V089000 4 Jun 1991 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
| 91V028000 13 Feb 1991 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991