NHTSA Campaign 10V161000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
NHTSA campaign 10V161000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats: front assembly: recliner. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 10V161000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V161000, NHTSA lists up to 33,256 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 11, 2009 and February 3, 2010.
The 10V161000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V161000 were scheduled from May 3, 2010, 13 days after the report.
10V161000 covers 5 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 10V161000 covers have filed at least 24 complaints naming the seats, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V161000 vehicles, the 2010 Ford Explorer has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V161000 ranks 92 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 10V161000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 11 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 10V161000 was 08V096000, reported on February 28, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FUSION, EXPLORER, EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, AND MERCURY MILAN AND MOUNTAINEER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 15, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2010 EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINERS. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 202, "HEAD RESTRAINT." THE RECLINER GEAR PLATE TEETH MAY BE OUT OF DIMENSION SPECIFICATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN LIMITED PAWL TO GEAR PLATE TOOTH ENGAGEMENT.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEATBACK AND HEAD RESTRAINT MAY MOVE REARWARD, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MANUAL RECLINERS FOR BOTH POWER AND MANUAL SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE APRIL 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Reported April 20, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V161000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V161000, 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 20, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted