1995 Ford Explorer defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1995 Ford Explorer. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA02011 · opened Jul 2, 2002 · closed May 21, 2003

  Odi received 18 consumer complaints and ford identified another four reports associated with the alleged defect.most of the complaints indicate inability to latch the driver seat belt buckle caused by a broken latch release spring.none of these 22 reports resulted in any injuries or crashes.no complaints have been rece…

• SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02007 · opened Jan 23, 2002 · closed Jul 2, 2002
• FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR LINK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00039 · opened Sep 20, 2000 · closed Nov 30, 2000 · led to recall 00V402000

  There is no summary currently available

• ACCELERATOR PEDAL
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99068 · opened Nov 1, 1999 · closed Mar 9, 2000

  There is no summary currently available

• LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ99016 · opened Jul 29, 1999 · still open · led to recall 99V310002

  Summary:on august 22, 1995, ford conducted safety recall, 95v-164, on 1992 and 1993 model year explorer due to liftgate failures.the rear liftgate hydraulic cylinder bracket can become unattached allowing the liftgate to suddenly drop.the recall remedy was to install reinforcements on the brackets.ford also initiated a…

• ELECTRICAL FIRE IN CENTER CONSOLE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97010 · opened Mar 13, 1997 · closed Sep 4, 1997

  This investigation revealed that console fires in the subject vehicles most often occurred while vehicles equipped with the lamp outage module (lom), which is part of the message center, were towing a trailer and which had been modified by adding an aftermarket trailer wiring harness into the vehicle's taillight circui…