NHTSA Campaign 03V507000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 03V507000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: buckle assembly. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 03V507000 with NHTSA on December 5, 2003; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 03V507000, NHTSA lists up to 132,243 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 22, 1999 and May 31, 2001.
The 03V507000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V507000 were scheduled from February 2, 2004, 59 days after the report.
03V507000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V507000 ranks 63 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 03V507000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 03V507000 was 02V169000, reported on June 14, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A POST WITHIN THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COVERS COULD FRACTURE, WHICH COULD AFFECT LATCH FUNCTION, RESULTING IN EITHER A "NO LATCH" OR "PARTIAL LATCH" CONDITION. IN THE "PARTIAL LATCH" CONDITION, THE BUCKLE TONGUE CAN BE INSERTED INTO THE BUCKLE AND APPEAR TO BE ENGAGED, BUT WILL RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE WITHOUT THE PUSH BUTTON BEING DEPRESSED WHEN A RELATIVELY LOW LOAD IS APPLIED, SUCH AS WHEN AN OCCUPANT MOVES SLIGHTLY IN THE SEAT.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL HAVE THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SAFETY BELT BUCKLE COVER REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SERVICE BUCKLE COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 2, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 03S10.
Reported December 5, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V507000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V507000, 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 5, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted