EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Ford “Explorer” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1628/19
Summary
The rear axle tie rods are defective and may break. This may lead to loss of control over the vehicle, increasing the risk of an accident.
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HazardInjuries
Notified byGermany
Country of originUnited States
Intended forConsumer
Product
Passenger car — Ford
- Brand
- Ford
- Name / model
- Explorer · Type-approval number: individual approval
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Ford recall code: 19S17.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 17 May 2010 and 25 January 2017 in Chicago/USA and between 26 March 2014 and 25 January 2017 in Elabuga/Russia.
What is the risk?
- The rear axle tie rods are defective and may break. This may lead to loss of control over the vehicle, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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