NHTSA Campaign 00V304000
CHILD SEAT
NHTSA campaign 00V304000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the child seat. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V304000 with NHTSA on October 4, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V304000, NHTSA lists up to 12 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 8, 2000 and August 14, 2000.
The 00V304000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V304000 were scheduled from October 4, 2000, 0 days after the report.
00V304000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V304000 ranks 211 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN CREW VANS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS TRUCKS, ARE 5 PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH THREE DESIGNATED SEATING POSITIONS IN THE SECOND ROW SEATS. THEY WERE BUILT WITHOUT CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORAGE BRACKETS IN THE CENTER POSITION OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT. ALSO THE OWNER GUIDES DO NOT ADDRESS THE CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORAGES IN THE CENTER SECOND ROW SEAT POSITION.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CHILD SEAT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ATTACHED INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE CHILD.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CHILD SEAT TETHER ANCHORAGES AT THE CENTER SECOND ROW SEATING POSITION, AND ALSO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OWNER GUIDES WITH NEW VERSIONS PROVIDING THE REQUIRED WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS. ELEVEN VEHICLES ARE AT DEALERSHIPS AND ASSEMBLY PLANT PERSONNEL WILL REPAIR THESE UNITS AT THE AFFECTED DEALERSHIPS. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE RETURN OF THE ONE UNIT THAT HAD BEEN SOLD. NO OTHER OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED.
Reported October 4, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V304000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V304000, 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: October 4, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted