Ford Explorer. Published by Transport Canada as 2004328 on 10 September 2004. System: Other.
What the notice says On certain 2002 model year vehicles, the ball stud bracket located on the rear liftgate window could rotate out of position on the glass. If this occurs, the window lift strut may detach and become trapped between the glass and the liftgate, possibly causing the window to drop unexpectedly or break. In all of the …
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Ford EXPLORER in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Ford EXPLORER is named on 91 American notices, 15 British, 13 European and 71 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2004328
- Recall date
- 10 September 2004
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Explorer
- Model years
- 2002 to 2003
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 24,918
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain 2002 model year vehicles, the ball stud bracket located on the rear liftgate window could rotate out of position on the glass. If this occurs, the window lift strut may detach and become trapped between the glass and the liftgate, possibly causing the window to drop unexpectedly or break. In all of the affected vehicles model year 2002 and 2003, the hinge which attaches the liftgate window to the liftgate body may separate from the liftgate body. If this occurs, the window could drop unexpectedly or break. If the liftgate window drops or breaks, either the person operating the window or a nearby person could be injured. Correction: Dealers will replace the liftgate glass hinge and ball stud bracket (if applicable).
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2004328.
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.
- 2004317 · 10 September 2004 · F-150 · Fuel System
- 2004318 · 10 September 2004 · E350, E250, E150 · Other
- 2004319 · 10 September 2004 · Freestar · Suspension
- 2004329 · 10 September 2004 · E Series Cutaway Chassis Cab, E350, E250 · Brakes
- 2004235 · 9 July 2004 · F-550 Super Duty, F-450 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Electrical
- 2004236 · 9 July 2004 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Suspension
- 2004237 · 9 July 2004 · Taurus, Thunderbird · Seats And Restraints
- 2004426 · 8 December 2004 · Escape · Engine
The same system: Other
398 notices in this register name Other. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2004318 · 10 September 2004 · E350, E250, E150 · Other
- 2004322 · 9 September 2004 · FM657, FM617, FK617 · Other
- 2004323 · 9 September 2004 · 308, 238, 338 · Other
- 2004311 · 30 August 2004 · Jamboree GT, Tioga SL · Other
- 2004216 · 7 July 2004 · Savana, Express · Other
- 2004217 · 7 July 2004 · Maxima · Other
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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 449 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2004.
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