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NHTSA recall 00V395000

Power train › Automatic transmission › Control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Ford Explorer

Reported Nov 28, 2000100,500 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 00S46Built Jun 26, 1998 – Nov 23, 1999

The defect

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles equipped with the 3.27 or 3.55 axle ration. the subject vehicles have a powertrain control module that could allow the vehicle to exceed the design intent top speed. at these extreme speeds, the vehicle could be capable of exceeding the speed rating of the tire.

The risk

Operating the vehicle above the maximum speed rating could lead to a tire failure which at these speeds could result in a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Explorer
19992000

Notes

Owner notification began january 23, 2001.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).