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NHTSA Campaign 04V330000

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

NHTSA campaign 04V330000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: power adjust. The repair is free.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 04V330000 with NHTSA on July 8, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 04V330000, NHTSA lists up to 24,277 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 17, 2003 and January 15, 2004.

The 04V330000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 04V330000 were scheduled from July 20, 2004, 12 days after the report.

04V330000 covers 3 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2004.

By potentially affected vehicles, 04V330000 ranks 101 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.

Besides 04V330000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 11 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 04V330000 was 03V459000, reported on November 6, 2003.

What this recall covers

The defect
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER ADJUSTABLE SEATS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY WELDED.
The risk
THE SEAT MAY NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED DURING A CRASH WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.
The fix
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE UPPER SUPPORT ASSEMBLY ON THE POWER SEATS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Reported July 8, 2004

Vehicles covered by 04V330000 (3)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V330000, 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 8, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted