| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Action Number: EA86010 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Vehicale/Equipment Model: TEMPO | Vehicale/Equipment Year: 1986 |
| Component Name: SEATS | Manufacturer's Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Date Opened: Mar, 26 1986 | Date Closed: Jul, 28 1989 |
| Subject: SEATBACK FAILURE | Summary: Summary of information from manufacturer:ford believes that the al-leged defect only occurs in a small number of the subject vehicles andrecalled about 195,732 1984 tempo/topaz vehicles in june 1986.analysis: vehicles potentially involved include tempo/topaz, escort/lynx/exp, mustang/capri, ltd/marquis, and thunderbird/cougar.ford sold about 110,000 replacement mio bolts, mainly for 1983 and 1984models. low clamping force appears to be a large part of the problem.ford increased the torque requirements and required the use of a manualtorque tool in march and september 1985 production changes. 1987 modelswill be produced with a longer m10 bolt and a nut to increase and main-tain clamping force. bolts were formerly self tapping. reports listedabove specifically state that the bolt broke. none refer simply toseat back collapse alone.status:ford reply to odi ir dated 2/2/87.ford recalled 195,7321984 tempo/topaz vehicles in june 1986 (86v-082). analyzing reponse,monitoring canadian progress. response to 4/6/87 letter to fordreceived 7/15/87. will probably close after canada completes theiractions.=== |
