| NHTSA Record Id: 8185 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010800000203105000000265 |
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| Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V157002 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S16 |
| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- |
End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1129 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 28 2000 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Jun, 12 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 16 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 209 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket front passenger side seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. these seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies, model nos. h 9977, h 9979, t 9063, and t 9217, built by trw vehicle safety systems, inc. (trw) manufactured from june 1, 1998 through may 21, 2000. some of these seat belt assemblies may have been installed as service replacement equipment on the vehicles involved in the recall. |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 28, 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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