Recall Detail
MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 2000
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 7710 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010925000203116000000260 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: MOUNTAINEER | Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V179000 | Mfr Campaign Number: 00S17 |
| Component Name: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 2000 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 20 2000 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2300 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 10 2000 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Jul, 05 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 11 2000 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 4-door sport utility vehicles equipped with side air bags. the subject vehicles have a revised level side crash sensor that could deploy the side air bag if the ignition key is in the "run" position and the seatbelt webbing is forcibly extracted from a locked retractor with a jerking motion. | Consequence Summary: Inadvertent side air bag deployment could cause personal injury to the seat occupant. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the side crash sensors with a revised design that will reduce the likelihood of an unexpected side air bag deployment. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began july 10, 2000.owners who 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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