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Recall 00V-179

FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalled the 2000 Ford Explorer and 1 other model: Air bags (side/window).

At a glance

Campaign number
00V-179
Reported
July 5, 2000
Vehicles affected
2,300 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Vehicle description: 4-door sport utility vehicles equipped with side air bags. The subject vehicles have a revised level side crash sensor that could deploy the side air bag if the ignition key is in the "run" position and the seatbelt webbing is forcibly extracted from a locked retractor with a jerking motion.

The risk

Inadvertent side air bag deployment could cause personal injury to the seat occupant.

The fix

Dealers will replace the side crash sensors with a revised design that will reduce the likelihood of an unexpected side air bag deployment.

Notes from the manufacturer

Owner notification began july 10, 2000.owners who their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-[removed]. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).

Affected vehicles