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  Defect Investigation of Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

Investigation of Vehicle Rollaway Allegations

Subject: Vehicle rollaway allegations
Components covered:
  • Automatic transmission gear position indication (prndl)
  • Automatic transmission lever and linkage column shift
  • Steering
  • Steering column
  • Steering column locking anti-theft device
Investigations Summary: This investigation was opened on Aug. 18, 2009. It was closed on Feb. 12, 2013. This investigation is being closed based on several considerations. By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (I. E. , counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during ea09-013, odi identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect. The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the automatic transmission parking system, was 4. 4/100k. The next-highest failure rate was for the bsi system, at 3. 4/100k. For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years. Accordingly, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for ea09-013. The odi reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi. NHTSA. Dot. Gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
Vehicles Affected by this investigation:
  • 2002 Ford Explorer
  • 2003 Ford Explorer
  • 2004 Ford Explorer
  • 2005 Ford Explorer
  • 2003 Lincoln Aviator
  • 2004 Lincoln Aviator
  • 2005 Lincoln Aviator
  • 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
  • 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
  • 2004 Mercury Mountaineer
  • 2005 Mercury Mountaineer

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