1994 Ford Windstar defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1994 Ford Windstar. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• OUTER HOOD PANEL DETACHMENT
  Engineering Analysis EA97018 · opened Sep 30, 1997 · closed Oct 22, 1997 · led to recall 97V180000

  There is no summary currently available

• OUTER HOOD PANEL DETACHMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE97011 · opened Mar 13, 1997 · closed Sep 30, 1997

  The office of defects investigation has received 6 reports indicating the outer hood panel separated from the vehicles as they were being driven.ford has provide 39 additional reports that are consistent with odi reports.ford indicates that the likely cause is prior collision damage.this investigation is being upgraded…