2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• TIRE VALVE CRACKING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08060 · opened Oct 14, 2008 · closed Apr 9, 2009

  On october 14, 2008, odi opened pe08-060 to investigate allegations of cracked and leaking snap-in tire valves in model year (my) 2007 vehicles manufactured by ford motor company.the valves were supplied to ford by topseal auto-parts, a subsidiary of the shanghai baolong automotive corporation in china.valves made by t…