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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| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V157002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | V (Vehicle) | 1129 | 09/28/2000 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/12/2000 | 06/16/2000 | 571 | 209 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket front passenger side seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. these seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, seat belt assemblies. the equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies, model nos. h 9977, h 9979, t 9063, and t 9217, built by trw vehicle safety systems, inc. (trw) manufactured from june 1, 1998 through may 21, 2000. some of these seat belt assemblies may have been installed as service replacement equipment on the vehicles involved in the recall. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began september 28, 2000. 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| 00V157001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | V (Vehicle) | 1167 | 09/28/2000 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/12/2000 | 06/16/2000 | 571 | 209 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket driver's seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. these seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, seat belt assemblies. the equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies, model nos. h 9977, h 9979, t 9063, and t 9217, built by trw vehicle safety systems, inc. (trw) manufactured from june 1, 1998 through may 21, 2000. some of these seat belt assemblies may have been installed as service replacement equipment on the vehicles involved in the recall. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began september 28, 2000. 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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V109000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1995 to 05/01/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 350 | 09/25/1996 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/24/1996 | 06/27/1996 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The elr/alr feature is used to accommodate child restraints. when servicing the rear belt assemblies, wrong parts could have been used which do not contain the automatic locking feature. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of an accident, the seat belt assemblies may not properly secure the child restraint increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the rear belt assemblies with the appropriate design retractor and tongue assemblies. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior; seat belts; rear. vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with new safety belt assemblies that use a switchable electronic/automatic locking retractor (elr/alr) feature. owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin july 17, 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 01/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1996 lincoln town car. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belt receptacles failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised that the seat belt system needed to be replaced. the seat belt system was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000 and the approximate current mileage was 35,000. | |||
| 01/01/2012 | 125000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 lincoln town car. the contact stated that the driver and passenger side seat belt receptacles failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised that the seat belt system needed to be replaced. the seat belt system was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000 and the approximate current mileage was 35,000. kmj | |||
| 01/01/2012 | 12500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1996 lincoln town car. the contact stated that the driver and passenger seat belts receptacle failed, due to defected material. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, advised that the seat belt system needed to be replaced. the seat belt was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000 and the approximate current mileage was 35,000. li | |||
| 08/02/2008 | 180000 | 1 | |
| In 1996 before i purchased my 96 lincoln town car there was a recall on the rear seat belts (96v109000). the rear seat belts have started to not work. i contacted the dealer that sold it to me and was told that they have no record of the recall or if it was a recall. what do i do? i will get a ticket if not using or should a death occur if in an accident. the belts will just not pull down. *tr | |||
| 02/03/2004 | 111000 | 1 | |
| The front and rear seat belts would not lock during emergency braking. *nm the consumer stated the seat belts worked, he just did not brake hard enough. *sc *jb | |||
| 100 | 1 | 08/12/1998 | |
| Rear passenger side and driver side seat belts locked when brakes were pressed, and would not loosen. passenger had to release belt and buckle again. dealer replaced the sensor. *ak | |||
| 12/08/1998 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| Consumer tried to release himself from driver's side seat belt and could not. consumer had to slide underneath by using a pair of pipe plyers and squeezed very tightly before the belts released. consumer found a quarter in the machanism that caused the jam. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| Initially, when placed manual shoulder/lap belt around passernger, front and both rear seat passenger's belts have tendency to become very tight, fit won't allow movement, remaining rigid while in operation. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 1 | 12/01/1995 | ||
| Seat belt design causes them to tighten while driving resulting in passengers removing seat belts. | |||
| 04/18/1997 | 0 | 11/01/1995 | |
| The seat belt would not retract. | |||
| 3 | 01/29/1996 | ||
| Rear seat belts locked and could not be retracted or extended. | |||
| 07/20/1996 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| All seat belts except driver's retracts upon moving backwards. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 06/10/2001 | 99000 | 1 | 06/10/2001 |
| 96 v 109 000/ interior system: seat belt: lap: rear: the consumer stated his vehicle does not have the automatic locking feature as states in this recall. the consumer notified the dealer. the dealer informed the consumer that his vehicle identification number was not covered under that recall. *jb *nm consumer feels their vin should be included in the recall. *bf | |||
| 01/15/2004 | 30000 | 5 | |
| Rear seat belt failed intermittently. *ak the problem had grown worse. the belt would lock up and become un-adjustable when the brakes were applied. *sc | |||
| 02/03/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| The rear seat belts have a safety device associated with each shoulder strap, because the shoulder straps are too short, they may cause death/bodily injury. *ak | |||
| 02/03/1996 | |||
| The rear seat belts are too short to fit an average adult. because they are so short, they are choking the passengers that use them. please describe. *ak | |||