Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V228001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 05/03/2000 to 08/10/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 144435 | 10/26/2000 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 08/18/2000 | 08/22/2000 | 571 | 209 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. the buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. owner notification began october 26, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/17/2004 | 59000 | 1 | |
| While driving at 45 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, driver's seat belt buckle released the seat belt. consumer sustained head injuries. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 64200 | 3 | 11/27/1999 |
| 2000 ford contour se sport automatic, 64,200 miles. my pregnant wife and i were rear ended by a man in a ford cargo van doing about 40 mph, not paying attention. conditions were sunny and warm, about 1:15 pm. i was the driver and was at a complete stop, waiting for a ford taurus in front of me to turn left onto a side street. during the collision the front driver and passenger seats broke into a reclined position (we both ended up looking at the roof because of the seat position) which would have crushed the legs of rear seat passengers. the front passenger seat belt became unbuckled as well. i was pushed into the taurus but the air bags did not deploy. vehicle was a total loss. *la | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 10/28/2002 | |||
| While driving the vehicle her daughter got the rear seat belt tangle around her neck and starting to tight. paramedic arrive to cut the rear seat belt. dealer has been notified. please provide further information. ts | |||