Recall Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 7968 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000011228000215021000000273 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2000
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V218000 Mfr Campaign Number: 00S20
Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 19 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 276500
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 30 2000 Recall Initiator: OVSC
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Aug, 11 2000
Record Creation date : Aug, 11 2000 Federal Motar Safety Number: 201
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. certain vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the resultant hic(d) value at one target location ap1, located on the trim panel at the juncture of the a-pillar and roof side rail, may be greater than design intent. Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, an occupant contacting that location may not be provided the interior impact protection intended.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will remove the left and right side b-pillar and a-pillar trim panels, revise the headliner edge near the tops of the a-pillars to accept the new a-pillar trim panels with their energy absorbing tubes, and install the new a-pillar and the old b-pillar trim panels. Recall Notes: Owner notification will be phased.the first mailing will be for the 3-door sedan vehicles and began on november 30, 2000.the second phase is for 4-door sedan and wagon vehicles and will begin on december 29, 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. 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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