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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | ||||||||||||||||
| 89V170000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 07/01/1984 to 08/01/1987 | V (Vehicle) | 1375500 | 11/13/1989 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/13/1989 | 10/25/1989 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The forward outboard pedestal of the seat track of driver's seat may be susceptible to fatigue fracture. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could result in a limited degree of rocking motionof the drivers seat assembly upon acceleration or deceleration, which couldcause an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Install a reinforcement on all models and a new seat track as necessary | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: seat track pedestal.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 2 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| Driver side seat reclining mechanism failed, resulting in inability of driver to sit up straight without clinging to steering wheel when accelerating. teeth on reclining lever which mesh with teeth on seat track seem to have been damaged. additionally, bad throttle position sensor has caused very high idle speed multiple times, problem is worst during rain/snow. at times, idle speed set so high that braking to a stop would stall the vehicle. tps replaced twice, problem persists during wet weather. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| Front bucket seat latch broke, back seat is holding up front seat, the consumer can't find any relief from the dealer unless he spends 1,000.00. *ak | |||