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 | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E043000 | MARATHON SEAT COVERS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 294 | 09/14/2010 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/03/2010 | 09/10/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Marathon is recalling certain seat covers, brand superhides with part numbers 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, and 630, sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these seat covers are made of heavier thread and are not compatible with seats containing side airbags. the heavier seat cover could interfere with full deployment of the airbag in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An improperly deployed airbag could result in serious injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Marathon will notify owners of record and replace the seat cover free of charge. the safety recall began on september 14, 2010. owners may contact marathon at 1-800-735-2769. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket marathon seat covers and has no relation to any original equipment installed on general motors, ford, chrysler, toyota, or nissan vehicles.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 01/26/2011 | |||
| I have a 2008 ford explorer, i had a flat tire for the 1st time. the crank handle that inserts into the rod that is attached to the jack failed. the square female end rounded out when the vehicle weight was on the jack. at this point the jack handle spun freely, not able to raise the vehicle. | |||
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 04/05/2012 | 46745 | ||
| Seat belt tightens up over chest and wont release this was problem with all 4 explorers i bought 1991,1996,2003 and now my 2008 why cant you guys get a different company for your set belts the one you use sucks im sure there are meny more defects but i guess the othere people as long as the car runs they say nothing about the belt if you need to see car let me know where to bring it and you can see for your self. | |||