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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

BATTERY EXPLOSION

Action number
PE96009
Opened
Jan 25, 1996
Closed
May 30, 1996
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

What NHTSA is examining

1993 mercury villagerbattery explosion

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.