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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 1 | 01/12/1996 | ||
| Seat belts failed. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 07/31/2000 | 2 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Started to transport my grandchidren who are in neeed of car seats. seat belts will not retract after using them 2 times precluding use of the car for transporting the chidren. *ak | |||
| 10/09/1999 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Front seat passenger side seat belt would not release. cut seat belt to release passenger after extensive effort to release the buckle. no evidence of damage to buckle or improper use. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 10/03/1996 | |||
| 00 v 157 002/fmvss 209/seat belts: both front shoulder belts are not restraining properly and causing occupant to be without any restraint and can lead to injuries if involved in a car crash. dealer notified and informed that vehicle vin# was not cover under a mfr's recalls. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 08/04/2005 | 90473 | 1 | 06/21/2002 |
| Dt: while driving the brake lines failed and had to be replaced. the owner came outside and saw the brake fluid on the ground and realized that the brake lines failed. the owner drove the vehicle with no brakes to the dealership and they repaired it. then the owner realized that the brake lines were rusted.*ak the left rear seat belt was replaced twice. the wiper motor, wiper switch, drivers side mirror switch and rotors were all replaced. the turn signal switch, driver window switch , tail light , catalytic converter were replaced. the consumer was told the ball joints and shocks were bad. the battery was replaced. *jb | |||