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2013 Ford EXPLORER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1161253
Internal NHTSA #	10690547
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2013
File date	16/02/15
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased vehicle from ford dealer as a pre-certified vehicle at delivery found the front edge of the hood had bubbling paint, dealer tried to have ford cover the repair but ford denied the claim due to vehicle being out of warranty by mileage, vehicle is 2 yrs old and only 2200 miles out of warranty by mileage. This is a know issue with to happen with aluminum hoods since 2002 and ford has previous tsb's for older vehicles due to this issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	38236
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BELLEVILLE, MI
VIN pattern	1FM5K7D8XDGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	24/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Ford EXPLORER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Ford EXPLORER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?