NHTSA Campaign 16V343000
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP
NHTSA campaign 16V343000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the child seat: tether: connector/clip. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 16V343000 with NHTSA on May 24, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V343000, NHTSA lists up to 5 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 24, 2015 and September 24, 2015.
The 16V343000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V343000 were scheduled from June 16, 2016, 23 days after the report.
16V343000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V343000 ranks 567 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 16V343000, Ford Motor Company has 3 other recalls on the child seat on this site; the one before 16V343000 was 15V476000, reported on July 29, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 24, 2015. An incorrect seat back trim cover was installed on the affected vehicles, blocking the child seat tether anchors in the second row center seating position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child restraint anchorage systems."
- The risk
- An improperly anchored child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat back trim cover and tether cover bezel on the second row, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C09.
Reported May 24, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V343000 (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V343000, 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: May 24, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted