NHTSA Campaign 99V250000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NHTSA campaign 99V250000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: anchorage. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 99V250000 with NHTSA on September 20, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V250000, NHTSA lists up to 25,306 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 26, 1999 and August 13, 1999.
The 99V250000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V250000 were scheduled from October 11, 1999, 21 days after the report.
99V250000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 99V250000 covers have filed at least 36 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 99V250000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford Mustang has the most (36).
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V250000 ranks 100 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 99V250000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 13 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MAY HAVE A PIN SHAFT IN THE SWITCHABLE ELR/ALR MECHANISM THAT IS INCORRECTLY FORMED. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SWITCHING MECHANISM COULD BECOME NONFUNCTIONAL, PREVENTING THE SEAT BELT WEBBING FROM BEING EXTRACTED FROM THE RETRACTOR. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT MALFUNCTION OF THE MECHANISM COULD PREVENT THE BELT FROM BEING SWITCHED INTO THE ALR MODE. THE ELR MECHANISM IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.
- The risk
- IF THE MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE WEBBING TO BE EXTRACTED, THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT COULD NOT BE WORN BY A VEHICLE OCCUPANT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MECHANISM DOES NOT ALLOW THE ALR MODE TO BE ENGAGED, THE OPERATOR MAY BE UNABLE TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CHILD SEAT IN THAT SEATING POSITION.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLIES. ASSEMBLIES WITH JULIAN DATE CODES OF 200 THROUGH 223 ARE SUSPECT AND WILL BE REPLACED.
- Notes
- FORD RECALLNO. 99S26. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 11, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported September 20, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V250000 (2)
Ford (1)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V250000, 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: September 20, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted