NHTSA Campaign 01V144000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 01V144000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V144000 with NHTSA on April 27, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V144000, NHTSA lists up to 4,567 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 26, 2001 and February 15, 2001.
The 01V144000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V144000 were scheduled from May 4, 2001, 7 days after the report.
01V144000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V144000 ranks 137 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V144000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 01V144000 was 00V364000, reported on November 13, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE TONGUE MAY NOT FULLY EJECT FROM THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON IS PUSHED SLOWLY. THIS CONDITION COULD ALSO RESULT IN A PARTIAL LATCH OF THE TONGUE IN THE BUCKLE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER AND RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 4, 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 April 27, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V144000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V144000, 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: April 27, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted