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2007 Ford Explorer Visibility problems

No owner has filed a complaint about the 2007 Ford Explorer's visibility & wipers with NHTSA. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

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Visibility recalls for the 2007 Ford Explorer

Visibility: glass, side / rear

07E1040001,657 vehicles affected

The problem
Certain curved tempered replacement glass manufactured by hangzhou safety glass ltd and supplied to safelite by auto temp inc., Identified as dot-430, and sold for use on certain domestic and foreign vehicles may not break into small pieces as expected of tempered glass and fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, "Glazing materials."
The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant(s) may be seriously injured by shattered glass.
The fix
Safelite will notify its retail customers and replace the glass free of charge. Retail customers can contact safelite toll free at 1-888-843-2906. Safelite will notify its wholesale customers and reimburse wholesale customers for current inventory and at a specified rate for replacing their customer's glass. Wholesale customers can contact safelite's wholesale division, service autoglass toll free at 1-888-246-6298. The recall began on january 15, 2008.

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