# NHTSA recall 00V395000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 00V395000
- Manufacturer's number: 00S46
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 2000\-11\-28
- Owners notified: 2001\-01\-23
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 100500

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.27 OR 3.55 AXLE RATION.  THE SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE THAT COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED THE DESIGN INTENT TOP SPEED.  AT THESE  EXTREME SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE COULD BE CAPABLE OF EXCEEDING THE SPEED RATING OF THE TIRE.


## What can happen

OPERATING THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE MAXIMUM SPEED RATING COULD LEAD TO A TIRE FAILURE WHICH AT THESE SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 23, 2001.OWNERS WHO TAKE 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\-800\-392\-3673.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1999 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/1999/recalls.md). Built 1998\-06\-26 to 1999\-11\-23.
- [2000 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2000/recalls.md). Built 1998\-06\-26 to 1999\-11\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [042107](/bulletins/10014086.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin
- [04217](/bulletins/10013369.md), 2005-04-15, Service bulletin
- [17425](/bulletins/10008294.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin
- [03261](/bulletins/10008279.md), 2004-07-26, Service bulletin
- [03148](/bulletins/10003748.md), 2003-10-29, Service bulletin
- [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin
- [9987](/bulletins/621290.md), 2001-09-17, Service bulletin
- [01137](/bulletins/620988.md), 2001-09-05, Service bulletin
- [13725](/bulletins/620267.md), 2001-07-23, Service bulletin
- [14586](/bulletins/617969.md), 2001-04-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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