NHTSA Campaign 00V218000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA campaign 00V218000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V218000 with NHTSA on August 11, 2000; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 00V218000, NHTSA lists up to 276,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 19, 1999 and July 31, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V218000 were scheduled from November 30, 2000, 111 days after the report.
00V218000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V218000 ranks 39 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V218000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." THE RESULTANT HIC(D) VALUE AT ONE TARGET LOCATION AP1, LOCATED ON THE TRIM PANEL AT THE JUNCTURE OF THE A-PILLAR AND ROOF SIDE RAIL, MAY BE GREATER THAN DESIGN INTENT.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, AN OCCUPANT CONTACTING THAT LOCATION MAY NOT BE PROVIDED THE INTERIOR IMPACT PROTECTION INTENDED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE B-PILLAR AND A-PILLAR TRIM PANELS, REVISE THE HEADLINER EDGE NEAR THE TOPS OF THE A-PILLARS TO ACCEPT THE NEW A-PILLAR TRIM PANELS WITH THEIR ENERGY ABSORBING TUBES, AND INSTALL THE NEW A-PILLAR AND THE OLD B-PILLAR TRIM PANELS.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE PHASED. THE FIRST MAILING WILL BE FOR THE 3-DOOR SEDAN VEHICLES AND BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2000. THE SECOND PHASE IS FOR 4-DOOR SEDAN AND WAGON VEHICLES AND WILL BEGIN ON DECEMBER 29, 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 August 11, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V218000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V218000, 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: August 11, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted