Vehicle recall 00V402000 · November 28, 2000
Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Under certain conditions, a front sway bar link can fracture.
- Consequence
- Vehicle handling could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace both the left and right front sway bar links.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 15, 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V402000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 28, 2000
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00S47
- Owner notification
- December 15, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 810,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Suspension
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Explorer (1995-1997): 1997, 1996, 1995
- Mercury Mountaineer (1997): 1997
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