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  Defect Investigation of Windshield Trim Panel Detachment

Investigation of Windshield Trim Panel Detachment

Subject: Windshield trim panel detachment
Components covered:
  • Body roof and pillars
Investigations Summary: The office of defects investigation (odi) has received 164 complaints on model year 2011-2019 Ford explorer vehicles alleging a windshield trim panel on the vehicle detached while driving at highway speeds. Some of the complaints reported that the driver of the vehicle following behind the subject Ford vehicle allegedly was startled when the trim piece hit the windshield and momentarily lost control of the vehicle. Odi has opened a preliminary evaluation to assess the scope, frequency and consequence of the alleged defect in the subject vehicles. The odi reports cited below can be viewed on NHTSA. Gov using the following reference numbers: 11497490, 11497214, 11496748, 11491809, 11490115, 11489184, 11486700, 11484465, 11484398, 11484160, 11482519, 11481000, 11479067, 11477314, 11476845, 11475721, 11474698, 11473341, 11473217, 11472207, 11471332, 11470414, 11468081, 11466173, 11464915, 11464179, 11463960, 11460668, 11460232, 11460068, 11459992, 11458199, 11457562, 11456681, 11455330, 11454504, 11452932, 11451873, 11446450, 11444063, 11442217, 11440387, 11436890, 11436709, 11435595, 11435182, 11432613, 11431606, 11431197, 11430627, 11430136, 11429918, 11426503, 11426389, 11426027, 11423661, 11423503, 11421226, 11420502, 11418701, 11418475, 11418090, 11416003, 11414142, 11407271, 11406865, 11406852, 11404915, 11400160, 11399448, 11365466, 11363716, 11362448, 11360235, 11352540, 11350327, 11350264, 11344084, 11338484, 11329017, 11328028, 11282607, 11282459, 11280305, 11253721, 11253267, 11242744, 11241798, 11241043, 11232621, 11229349, 11219639, 11216925, 11197379, 11195976, 11195911, 11195908, 11181370, 11174309, 11170513, 11166085, 11162886, 11162158, 11156014, 11155936, 11155160, 11145368, 11142772, 11139583, 11133449, 11132891, 11122363, 11119670, 11119555, 11113583, 11113576, 11110598, 11102660, 11101206, 11092064, 11091284, 11075250, 11072017, 11065705, 11061001, 11047363, 11047098, 11042881, 11041156, 11030193, 11025183, 11025018, 11022474, 11021648, 11021020, 11016390, 11015341, 11013502, 11013423, 11013308, 11012662, 11011352, 11003482, 11001605, 11000407, 11000185, 11000023, 10993756, 10992897, 10991964, 10985877, 10985070, 10983460, 10978831, 10978604, 10968299, 10968209, 10966454, 10958548, 10934505, 10918132, 10916740, 10916252 and 10915996.
Vehicles Affected by this investigation:
  • 2011 Ford Explorer
  • 2012 Ford Explorer
  • 2013 Ford Explorer
  • 2014 Ford Explorer
  • 2015 Ford Explorer
  • 2016 Ford Explorer
  • 2017 Ford Explorer
  • 2018 Ford Explorer
  • 2019 Ford Explorer
  • 2013 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
  • 2014 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
  • 2015 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
  • 2016 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
  • 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
  • 2018 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
  • 2019 Ford Explorer Police Intercept

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