| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 12122 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008775000203131000000265 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: SABLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V198000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1998 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 07 1998 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 7000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 04 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Aug, 25 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 28 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual seat tracks. the front seat belt buckle attaching stud may have been improperly heat treated. this heat treatment may have resulted in cracks developing in the stud. | Consequence Summary: If the stud is cracked, in the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle mounting bracket and stud assembly. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 4, 1998.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). |
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