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NHTSA campaign 00V228001 · Ford campaign 00S21

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 00V228001: FORD/FMVSS 209/TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLES

NHTSA recall 00V228001 (Ford campaign 00S21) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on August 18, 2000, with 144,435 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Contour, Ford Escort, Ford Explorer and more for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on October 26, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V228001 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V228001
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
00S21
Report received
Potentially affected
144,435 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 209

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V228001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

  • Ford Contour

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 3, 2000 – August 10, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Escort

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 3, 2000 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Explorer

    • 2000 · Vehicles built April 12, 2000 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford F-150

    • 2000 · Vehicles built April 21, 2000 – July 17, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Ranger

    • 2000 · Vehicles built April 26, 2000 – June 21, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Windstar

    • 2000 · Vehicles built April 27, 2000 – May 17, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Ford recalls

Lincoln

  • Lincoln Town Car

    • 2000 · Vehicles built April 11, 2000 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Lincoln recalls

Mercury

  • Mercury Mountaineer

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 3, 2000 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercury Mystique

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 3, 2000 – August 10, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Mercury Villager

    • 2000 · Vehicles built May 2, 2000 – June 30, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Mercury recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V228001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DATE CODE ON CERTAIN SEAT BELT BUCKLES OF YOUR VEHICLE AND REPLACE ALL SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT FALL WITHIN THE SUSPECT DATE CODE RANGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 26, 2000. 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.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V228001

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.