- Vehicles
- 518
- Built between
- Aug 2000 – Mar 2002
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 March 2002
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2000 and March 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Explorer Procomp A-ARM AssemblyBuilt August 2000 to March 2002
- Explorer Procomp SuspensionBuilt August 2000 to March 2002
What the defect is
Equipment description: explorer procomp upper control / a-arm kits (suspension parts) manufactured between august 1, 2000, and march 15, 2002, part nos. 6110 and 6210, for use as aftermarket suspension kits for moderate to heavy off road use for general motors and ford light truck vehicles. The corner of the ball joint mounting plate in the control / a-arm assembly may crack or fracture.
What could happen
If the ball joint mounting plate / control / a-arm assembly breaks without warning, the driver may be unable to control the vehicle which could result in a vehicle crash, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
EXPLORER PROCOMP WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2002.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2000 to March 2002
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 March 2002
- Owners notified1 March 2002
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 18 March 2002.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 explorer procomp at 800-776-0767.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- EXPLORER COMPETITION PRODUCTS
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.