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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1FMZU63K93UA03158 · Checked Oct 29, 2026
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1FMZU63K93U•••••• 2003 Ford EXPLORER

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887on the model
347builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reported Structure 2 Power Train 1

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Power Train crash Mar 2009
Locked up and failed causing accident
Structure Aug 2015
The brackets connected to the liftgate released while the car was parked and locked and blew the back liftgate panel out along with shattering the glass
Structure Jan 2010
The contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. She stated while utilizing the rear liftgate to remove items from the trunk compartment, the rear liftgate fell causing the glass to shatter. The contact was not injured. The manufacturer was contacted and although the exact same failure of…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMZU63K93UA03158 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.