Ford Motor Company: Suspension
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 28, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 810,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Ford Explorer | 1,731 | 12 | 53 | 155 |
| 1997 Mercury Mountaineer | 328 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| 1996 Ford Explorer | 1,450 | 11 | 37 | 197 |
| 1995 Ford Explorer | 843 | 12 | 32 | 84 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V402000.
Full record for the 1997 Ford Explorer → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →