NHTSA Campaign 00V368000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 00V368000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V368000 with NHTSA on November 9, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V368000, NHTSA lists up to 170 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 31, 2000 and July 31, 2000.
The 00V368000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V368000 were scheduled from November 27, 2000, 18 days after the report.
00V368000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V368000 ranks 188 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V368000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 00V368000 was 00V348000, reported on October 30, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES WITH MIDNIGHT BLACK OR MEDIUM PARCHMENT SEAT BELTS MANUFACTURED ON JULY 31, 2000, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." AN INCORRECT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELTS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR ASSEMBLIES.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 27, 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 November 9, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V368000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V368000, 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: November 9, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted