NHTSA recall 97V083000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 97V083000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1997-05-05 |
| Owners notified | 1997-06-04 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES |
| Units potentially affected | 610000 |
What is wrong
A SHORT CIRCUIT CONDITION CAN OCCUR IN THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH CIRCUIT BOARD AS A RESULT OF A SEPARATED PART OF THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY BRIDGING THE SWITCH POSITIVE BATTERY PAD AND ADJACENT CHASSIS GROUND PAD.
What can happen
THE CURRENT CAN OVERHEAT THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND OTHER PLASTIC AND ELASTOMERIC COMPONENTS OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY RESULTING IN SMOKE OR FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IN-LINE 10 AMP FUSE IN THE POSITIVE BATTERY FEED TO THE REMOTE POWER MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH ASSEMBLY.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 19, 1997.NOTES: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 1-800-424-9393.
| 1992 FORD EXPLORER | Built 1992-08-24 to 1994-11-18. |
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| 1993 FORD EXPLORER | Built 1992-08-24 to 1994-11-18. |
| 1994 FORD EXPLORER | Built 1992-08-24 to 1994-11-18. |
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Investigated as PE96066
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE96066 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1996-11-22, closed 1997-05-15. DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL FIRE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.