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NHTSA Campaign 00V157001

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

NHTSA campaign 00V157001 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V157001 with NHTSA on June 12, 2000; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.

For 00V157001, NHTSA lists up to 1,167 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 00V157001 were scheduled from September 28, 2000, 108 days after the report.

00V157001 covers 3 models from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, model years 2000.

By potentially affected vehicles, 00V157001 ranks 163 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.

Besides 00V157001, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 00V157001 was 00V083000, reported on March 20, 2000.

What this recall covers

The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES USING AFTERMARKET DRIVER'S 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.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THESE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The fix
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.
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.

Reported June 12, 2000

Vehicles covered by 00V157001 (3)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V157001, 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: June 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted