NHTSA Campaign 00V083000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 00V083000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V083000 with NHTSA on March 20, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V083000, NHTSA lists up to 83 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 29, 2000 and March 1, 2000.
The 00V083000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V083000 were scheduled from March 1, 2000.
00V083000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V083000 ranks 193 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V083000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 00V083000 was 99V250000, reported on September 20, 1999.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ATTACHING BOLTS INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE RETRACTOR MOUNTING BOLTS TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
- 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 March 20, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V083000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V083000, 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: March 20, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted