| NHTSA Record Id: 7834 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011534000214989000000256 |
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| Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V270000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S26 |
| Component Name: AIR BAGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 25 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 05 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 18500 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 14 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Sep, 13 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 14 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and mini vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). in some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could result in personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. owner notification began september 14, 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. |
Recall Notes: 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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