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 - HEAD RESTRAINT | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V111000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 01/01/2005 to 03/31/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 134365 | 05/19/2006 | OVSC | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 04/07/2006 | 04/11/2006 | 571 | 201 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility vehicles equipped without side air curtains or moonroofs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 201, occupant protection in interior impact. during testing, the free motion head form registered a measurement above the permitted limit at the left hand a-pillar trim area. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, personal injury to occupants may occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will make modifications to the energy absorbing material located above the headliner in the affected area free of charge. the recall began on may 19, 2006. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 06c12.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 03/28/2005 | 7 | ||
| Defective seat back allowed for spring to break through seat fabric. this lead to facet joint damage which prevented me from working for a period of time. i am in traveling sales and the mercury mariner was a popular vehicle choice. this same problem happened to many other individuals in the same vehicle. *nm | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 08/05/2005 | 1 | 02/14/2005 | |
| Dt: 2005 mercury mariner. consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident on august 5, 2005. the vehicle was driven off the road and went into a ditch. then, the vehicle went airborne and landed in another ditch. the consumer did not remember what exactly happened, but the police department verified the accident. upon impact, the driver's seat collapsed. the bracket on the 60/40 back seat dislodged, causing the child safety seat to become dislodged from the vehicle and consumer's daughter was thrown into the passenger door head first. the safety belt where the child safety seat was became unlocked. the consumer's husband , who was driving, sustained compression fracture in his back. the child sustained head laceration from right ear across forehead to left ear. this split her forehead open and skull was exposed. her son was in a high back booster and sustained a broken collar bone. the other daughter sustained abrasions from the 5 point harness on the child safety seat. a police report was taken. the vehicle was totaled. the child with the head laceration was on the 40% side, and the other two children were on the 60% side of the back seat.*ak | |||