Recall Detail

FORD / ECONOLINE / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 8931 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000009028000080842000000289 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: ECONOLINE Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V046000 Mfr Campaign Number: 99S04
Component Name: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 29 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 17 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2893
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 07 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Mar, 15 1999
Record Creation date : Mar, 17 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number: 206
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: utility vans equipped with the "60/40" hinged side cargo doors. the strikers for the 60/40 door single latch system were found to contain stress cracks at the striker wire lower stake joint. strikers with stress cracks may not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 206, "door locks and door retention components." Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the door strikers may not hold the door, increasing the risk of personal injury or property damage.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the door striker. Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 7, 1999.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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