NHTSA Campaign 99V361000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 99V361000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 99V361000 with NHTSA on December 29, 1999; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 99V361000, NHTSA lists up to 1,381 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 3, 1999 and December 6, 1999.
The 99V361000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 99V361000 were scheduled from January 10, 2000, 12 days after the report.
99V361000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 99V361000 ranks 159 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 99V361000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the equipment on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AN INCORRECT LABEL WAS INSTALLED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. THIS LABEL CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF THE CHILDPROOF SAFETY LOCKS.
- The risk
- THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE MAY BELIEVE THE CHILDPROOF SAFETY LOCK WAS ACTIVATED WHEN IT WAS NOT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A REPLACEMENT LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 99L02. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT LABEL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported December 29, 1999
Vehicles covered by 99V361000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 99V361000, 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: December 29, 1999. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted