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 - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V330000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 11/17/2003 to 01/15/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 24277 | 07/20/2004 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/08/2004 | 07/08/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles equipped with power adjustable seats may have been inadequately welded. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The seat may not perform as intended during a crash which could increase the risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the upper support assembly on the power seats. the recall began on july 20, 2004. owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 12/21/2004 | 1 | ||
| Power control seat did not work. when coming back to the vehicle after being off consumer got into vehicle and tried to move seat forward and seat would not move. the cause of this problem was undetermined.*ak | |||
| 02/20/2004 | 1 | 1 | 02/06/2004 |
| Ford is not addressing costomer problems on any of there products my taurus according to ford meets the requirments of being recalled for the power seat fix yet ford refuses to recall my car leaving me and my wife in a life threating postion. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - SEAT HEATER/COOLER | |||
| 08/03/2005 | 44103 | 1 | 10/01/2004 |
| Dt: driver's seat caught on fire on august 3, 2005. there was a police officer that put the fire out. the consumer contacted the dealer and wanted the consumer to pay for repairing the seat. *ak *sc *jb | |||