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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V114000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 05/01/1996 to 05/01/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 200 | 08/14/1996 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/01/1996 | 07/08/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The four fasteners securing the driver's seat to the floorpan were not torqued to proper specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The driver's seat may not properly hold in the event of a vehicle accident resulting in personal injury to the occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the driver's seat fasteners and retorque to proper specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior; seat tracks and anchors. vehicle description: light duty passenger mini-van. owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin on or before july 24, 1996. note: 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. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 9751 | 03/03/1997 | 51931 | Interior- leather seat cleaning procedure- service tip. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 1 | 06/19/1996 | |
| Drivers seat failed. | |||
| 3 | 07/01/1998 | ||
| The safety belts located on the right front, and the rear seats, lock up while riding normally in the vehicle, actually squeezing the occupant, so the occupant has to remove the seat belt and then refasten it due to the pendilum locking up. also if you are sitting in the seat with the seat belt on, and lean forward to pick something up, it will automatically lock up, and again you have to remove the seat belt, and then refasten it. i have contacted the freedom ford dealer, and they advised me, that is what they are supposed to do! i am a police officer, and have attended numerous training courses, and know that this is not the proper way that the seat belt operates, and explained that to the service department personal, but they dismissed my complaint, and stated, do what ever you have to!. | |||
| 0 | |||
| The special rear seats are so tight when folded down into a child safety seat that it cuts childs circulation off almost choking him/her. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - HEAD RESTRAINT | |||
| 1 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| Vehicle is not equipped with rear headrest for the occupant due to design. nlm | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| Middle/rear seats do nto have headrests. | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - POWER ADJUST | |||
| 05/01/2000 | |||
| Driver's leather power seat, on the left side vertical seat frame which ends at the seat, has a very sharp edge, which cuts through the seat's padding/ leather cover. this could cause injuries to the driver's left side. *ak *ml | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| Middle/rear seats have very low back support. | |||