NHTSA Campaign 00V396000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 00V396000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V396000 with NHTSA on November 28, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V396000, NHTSA lists up to 495,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 30, 1999 and September 21, 2000.
The 00V396000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V396000 were scheduled from March 6, 2001, 98 days after the report.
00V396000 covers 5 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V396000 ranks 22 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V396000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 00V396000 was 00V313000, reported on October 17, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE AFFECTED EXPEDITION/NAVIGATOR OWNER GUIDES DO NOT IDENTIFY THE LOCATIONS OF SEATING POSITIONS EQUIPPED WITH TETHER ANCHORAGES, AND DO NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECURING CHILD SEATS TO THESE TETHER ANCHORAGES. THE F150 SC OWNER GUIDES DO NOT PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR SECURING CHILD SEATS TO THE TETHER ANCHORAGES. THE TAURUS/SABLE OWNER GUIDES DO NOT IDENTIFY THE CENTER REAR SEATING POSITION AS HAVING LATCH COMPATIBLE LOWER ANCHORAGES.
- 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
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH OWNER GUIDE INSERTS REVISED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR AFFIXING THESE INSERTS TO THEIR OWNER GUIDES. CUSTOMERS WILL ALSO BE ADVISED THAT IF THEY PREFER, THEIR DEALER WILL AFFIX THE INSERTS TO THEIR OWNER GUIDES.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 6, 2001. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported November 28, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V396000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V396000, 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 28, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted