NHTSA Campaign 00V050000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 00V050000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V050000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V050000, NHTSA lists up to 39 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2000 and February 2, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V050000 were scheduled from March 1, 2000, 13 days after the report.
00V050000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V050000 ranks 202 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V050000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH LOWER THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF TORQUE ON THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR MODULE TO THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- A LOOSE MODULE COULD RESULT IN A DELAYED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE AIR BAG ELECTRONIC CRASH SENSOR ATTACHING BOLTS.
- Notes
- ALL VEHICLES ARE EITHER AT THE ST. THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT OR AT DEALERSHIPS. NO VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS. NO OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
Reported February 17, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V050000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V050000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 17, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted