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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| WHEELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V065000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/01/1985 to 05/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 654000 | 05/15/1992 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/11/1992 | 05/20/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Children can accidentally lock themselves in the footwell area of the rear-facing third seat, or in the storage compartment in station wagons not equipped with an optional third seat. once the compartment is closed it cannot be opened from the inside. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | There is a danger of air deprivation, hyperthermia,and/or panic response to a child who has locked himself or herself into thecompartment, with the possibility of asphyxiation. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the self-latching assembly currently used in the rear storage compartment with a latch assembly that can only be closed with a key. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: structure: storage compartments.vehicle description: passenger cars (station wagons).note: ford will have sufficient quantities of the new latch assemblies availableto begin the replacement recall in july, 1992. until the latch assembly isreplaced, ford recommends owners lock the storage compartment when not in use.also, ford advises that the latch striker can be removed to disable the currentlatch until revised latch assemblies are available. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 11/14/1995 | 1 | ||
| Left front outer rim broke when pulling into driveway, wheel model #1681. tt *slc | |||
| 01/22/1995 | 2 | ||
| 4 polycast wheels broke. *skd | |||
| 08/01/1992 | 1 | ||
| Pre-cast wheels cracked. *aw | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 11/01/1995 | |||
| The right front wheel has cracked around the center hub, driver discovered problem because there was a noise/vibrations in the front end. *ak | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 10/18/2003 | 1 | ||
| Car traveling 50 mph down a dry dirt road, with no reason car ended up spinning 5 times and being stopped by a tree. a loud thump was heard just prior to loss of control of the car. investigation done. engine had dropped, could have been at time of impact. i wonder if this auto even though it wasn't included in an earlier recall because it was manufactured in atlanta suffers from the same problems as others from other parts of the country. recall said snow salts caused deteriotion of submount bolts, florida seacoast weather rusts bolts too.*ak | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 05/10/1996 | 4 | ||
| Rims on the vehicle cracking almost resulting in vehicle wheel falling off. | |||
| Vehicle has had two metal wheel rim failures in four years. the metal rim separated between where the rim bolts to the axle and the tire meets the rim. | |||
| Has had one rim replaced after rim broke while driving, went to dealer and they said it is a defect, now all the rims are cracked, manufacturer refuses to take responsibility. *ak | |||
| 05/12/1996 | 1 | 01/08/1996 | |
| While driving highway speed, left front wheel rim totally shattered; caused vibration, difficult steering; could have caused accident; original wheels. *ak | |||
| Left front aluminum polylite rim just disintegrated cracking all around ready to separate. please describe details. tt | |||
| 11/14/1995 | 1 | ||
| Left front outer rim broke when pulling into driveway, wheel model #1681. tt *slc | |||
| 10/11/1995 | 3 | 11/01/1994 | |
| The 10 hole polycast rim cracked this is the second one . tt consumer states after finding 3 out of 4 rims cracked consumer called dealer and was advised that warranty is up, ford would not replace the defective rims.*jb | |||