Ford Expedition. Published by Transport Canada as 1997011 on 21 January 1997. System: Suspension.
What the notice says The rear axle track bracket may separate from the frame due to missing welds or a weld pattern that is not compatible with the design of the bracket. also, the rear axle lower control arm bracket may separate due to inadequate weld penetration. if either of these conditions occurs the vehicle can be easily controlled …
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Ford EXPEDITION in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford EXPEDITION is named on 40 American notices, 1 European and 8 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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The Israeli register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997011
- Recall date
- 21 January 1997
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Expedition
- Model years
- 1997
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Suspension
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 1,630
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE REAR AXLE TRACK BRACKET MAY SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME DUE TO MISSING WELDS OR A WELD PATTERN THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE DESIGN OF THE BRACKET. ALSO, THE REAR AXLE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET MAY SEPARATE DUE TO INADEQUATE WELD PENETRATION. IF EITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS OCCURS THE VEHICLE CAN BE EASILY CONTROLLED AND BROUGHT TO A STOP. HOWEVER, IF BOTH BRACKETS WERE TO SEPARATE, THE REAR AXLE WOULD BE FREE TO MOVE LATERALLY UNTIL THE TIRES CONTACT EITHER THE FRAME OR WHEELHOUSE. THIS COULD RESULT IN EITHER TIRE DAMAGE OR A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VEHICLE HANDLING PERFORMANCE.
CORRECTION: A TRACK BAR BRACKET REINFORCEMENT KIT WILL BE INSTALLED AND THE AXLE TUBES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1997010 · 21 January 1997 · F-150 · Engine
- 1997013 · 22 January 1997 · F-150 · Seats And Restraints
- 1997007 · 20 January 1997 · Aeromax, Louisville · Brakes
- 1997008 · 20 January 1997 · Econoline · Brakes
- 1997116 · 9 June 1997 · Explorer · Electrical
- 1997118 · 16 June 1997 · Windstar · Seats And Restraints
- 1997119 · 17 June 1997 · B Series · Powertrain
- 1997124 · 23 June 1997 · Windstar, Sable, Taurus · Powertrain
The same system: Suspension
746 notices in this register name Suspension. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1997018 · 27 January 1997 · Truck · Suspension
- 1997021 · 29 January 1997 · 4700, 3800 School Bus, 9200 · Suspension
- 1997063 · 26 March 1997 · Corvette · Suspension
- 1997064 · 26 March 1997 · Trooper · Suspension
- 1997079 · 14 April 1997 · XK8 · Suspension
- 1997125 · 26 June 1997 · Sunfire, Cavalier · Suspension
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Ford Expedition, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 243 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1997.
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