NHTSA Campaign 00V338001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 00V338001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V338001 with NHTSA on October 26, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V338001, NHTSA lists up to 2,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 25, 2000 and October 11, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V338001 were scheduled from November 15, 2000, 20 days after the report.
00V338001 covers 1 model from Mercury, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 00V338001 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V338001 ranks 149 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V338001, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 00V338001 was 00V240000, reported on August 24, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE PLASTIC TRIM COVER AROUND THE BASE OF THE FRONT SEAT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE SHOULDER OF THE RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE BOLT AND THE SEAT PEDESTAL. THIS COULD EVENTUALLY ALLOW THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BOLT TO LOOSEN.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THAT LOCATION MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT. SOME BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 15, 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 October 26, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V338001 (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V338001, 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 26, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted