NHTSA Campaign 00V240000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 00V240000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V240000 with NHTSA on August 24, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V240000, NHTSA lists up to 5,961 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 2, 2000 and August 15, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V240000 were scheduled from September 11, 2000, 18 days after the report.
00V240000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V240000 ranks 134 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V240000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 00V240000 was 00V228001, reported on August 18, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT ANCHOR LATCH (ISO-FIX ANCHOR) FASTENERS DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE RESIDUAL TORQUE. THE ANCHORS ARE SECURED TO THE FLOOR PAN WITH A REINFORCEMENT PLATE THAT HAS TWO STUDS THAT EXTEND UPWARD THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN AND THE ISO-FIX ANCHOR. THE SEALER ON THE FLOOR PAN COULD CAUSE A SOFT JOINT AND, EVEN IF THE NUTS ARE PROPERLY TORQUED, ROAD VIBRATIONS COULD CAUSE THE NUT TO WORK ITS WAY COMPLETELY OFF THE STUD.
- The risk
- THE ANCHOR MAY NOT HOLD THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN POSITION DURING AN ACCIDENT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL THE BRACKET NUT USING A TORQUE RETENTION MATERIAL (RED LOCTITE). OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 11, 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 24, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V240000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V240000, 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 24, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted