NHTSA Campaign 01V227001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 01V227001 covers 13 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 01V227001 with NHTSA on July 16, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V227001, NHTSA lists up to 1,400,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2000 and June 19, 2001.
The 01V227001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V227001 were scheduled from July 25, 2001, 9 days after the report.
01V227001 covers 13 models from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, model years 2001.
Owners of the model years 01V227001 covers have filed at least 106 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V227001 vehicles, the 2001 Ford F-150 has the most (78).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V227001 ranks 5 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V227001, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 01V227001 was 01V144000, reported on April 27, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND MINIVANS. EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS SUPPLIED BY TRW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE DRIVER'S AND/OR FRONT PASSENGER'S OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY NOT FULLY LATCH. FORD CROWN VICTORIA BUILT AT ST. THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BUILT AT ST. THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 5/29/01. LINCOLN TOWN CARS BUILT AT WIXOM ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 3/27/00 - 5/30/01. LINCOLN NAVIGATORS BUILT AT MICHIGAN TRUCK PLANT FROM 4/11/00 - 5/31/01. FORD WINDSTARS BUILT AT OAKVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 3/23/00 - 5/30/01. FORD RANGERS BUILT AT TWIN CITIES PLANT FROM 3/28/00 - 5/30/01, AND ALSO AT THE EDISON PLANT FROM 3/13/00 - 5/25/01. FORD F-150 TRUCK BUILT AT NORFOLK PLANT FROM 4/18/00 - 5/25/00; AT ONTARIO PLANT FROM 5/10/00 - 5/28/01; AT KANSAS CITY PLANT FROM 9/11/99 - 5/25/01; AND AT CUAUTITLAN PLANT FROM 5/16/00 - 6/9/01. FORD SUPER DUTY F-250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 TRUCKS BUILT AT KENTUCKY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 5/27/01; AND AT CUAUTITLAN PLANT FROM 5/16/00 - 6/19/01. FORD EXCURSIONS BUILT AT KENTUCKY PLANT FROM 4/17/00 - 10/2/00. FORD EXPEDITIONS BUILT AT MICHIGAN TRUCK PLANT FROM 4/11/00 - 5/31/01.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLES AND IF THE BUCKLE FAILS THE INSPECTION PROCESS, IT WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 25, 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 1-866-436-7332.
Reported July 16, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V227001 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V227001, 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: July 16, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted