# NHTSA recall 99V310001

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: 99V310001
- Manufacturer's number: 99S34
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 1999\-11\-03
- Owners notified: 2000\-01\-03
- Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
- Units potentially affected: 470582

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER BRACKET WELDS COULD FRACTURE.


## What can happen

WITH A BROKEN BRACKET WELD, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE LIFTGATE BRACKET TO GRADUALLY BEND INWARD ALLOWING THE LIFT CYLINDER BALL STUD TO DISENGAGE, UNEXPECTEDLY ALLOWING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL FROM AN OPEN POSITION.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL LIFTGATE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS.  DEPENDING UPON THE CONDITION OF THE LIFTGATE SHEET METAL IN THE AREA OF THE BRACKET, DEALERS MAY ALSO INSTALL A LARGER REINFORCEMENT.


## Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 99S34.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2000.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

- [1993 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/1993/recalls.md). Built 1993\-04\-01 to 1995\-02\-17.
- [1994 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/1994/recalls.md). Built 1993\-04\-01 to 1995\-02\-17.
- [1995 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/1995/recalls.md). Built 1993\-04\-01 to 1995\-02\-17.

## Investigated as RQ99016

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.

- RQ99016: Recall query, opened 1999\-07\-29. LIFTGATE SUPPORT BRACKET FAILURE. STRUCTURE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V310001/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V310001/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [99\-8\-15](/bulletins/606419.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin
- [12852](/bulletins/6092013.md), 2000-11-17, Service bulletin
- [99203](/bulletins/6089643.md), 2000-02-10, Service bulletin
- [6429](/bulletins/606842.md), 1999-09-03, Service bulletin
- [9747](/bulletins/51689.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [9738](/bulletins/51665.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [97210](/bulletins/51393.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [BC0012972301](/bulletins/51386.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [BC1016497020](/bulletins/51232.md), 1997-06-27, Service bulletin
- [BC0257970201](/bulletins/51094.md), 1997-06-27, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V310001](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/99V310001)

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