NHTSA Campaign 00V418000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
NHTSA campaign 00V418000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: recliner. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V418000 with NHTSA on December 14, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V418000, NHTSA lists up to 95,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 4, 1999 and October 12, 2000.
The 00V418000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V418000 were scheduled from January 24, 2001, 41 days after the report.
00V418000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V418000 ranks 73 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V418000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 11 other recalls on the seats on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STATION WAGONS AND 3-DOOR VEHICLES. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE A FOLDING 60/40 SECOND SEAT THAT BECOMES A LOAD FLOOR IN THE FOLDED POSITION. WHEN THE 60% PORTION OF THE SEAT IS FOLDED DOWN AND A LOAD IS APPLIED TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE LOAD FLOOR, THE OUTBOARD HINGE PIVOT COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE HINGE.
- The risk
- IF THE SEAT IS THEN RETURNED TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT RE-ENGAGING THE HINGE PIVOT, THE SEAT AND SEAT BELTS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE INTENDED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED SEAT BACK HINGE PIVOT.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION IBEGAN JANUARY 24, 2001. 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 December 14, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V418000 (2)
Ford (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V418000, 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: December 14, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted