NHTSA Campaign 16V250000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 16V250000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 16V250000 with NHTSA on April 27, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V250000, NHTSA lists up to 39 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 10, 2016 and March 16, 2016.
The 16V250000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V250000 were scheduled from May 19, 2016, 22 days after the report.
16V250000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V250000 ranks 535 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V250000, Ford Motor Company has 31 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 16V250000 was 16V111000, reported on February 25, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured from March 10, 2016, through March 16, 2016. The front driver seat track assembly's rear riser may have been improperly welded to the seat track rail, and as a result, the driver may not be adequately restrained in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
- The risk
- An improperly welded driver seat riser may fail to adequately restrain the driver during crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Ford quarantined the affected vehicles at dealerships prior to their sale. Dealers will replace the front driver seat track rail, free of charge. The recall began on May 19, 2016. Ford's number for this recall is 16C05.
Reported April 27, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V250000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V250000, 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, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted