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NHTSA campaign 00V270000 · Ford campaign 00S26

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 00V-270: FORD/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

NHTSA recall 00V270000 (Ford campaign 00S26) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on September 13, 2000, with 18,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Crown Victoria, Ford Windstar, Lincoln Town Car and more for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on September 14, 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 00V270000 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
00V270000 (also written 00V-270 or 00V270)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
00S26
Report received
Potentially affected
18,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V270000. 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 Crown Victoria

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 25, 2000 – September 5, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Windstar

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 25, 2000 – September 5, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Ford recalls

Lincoln

  • Lincoln Town Car

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 25, 2000 – September 5, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Lincoln recalls

Mercury

  • Mercury Grand Marquis

    • 2001 · Vehicles built March 25, 2000 – September 5, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Mercury recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V270000.

Defect description

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIMOUSINES, AND MINI VANS WERE BUILT WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM). IN SOME CASES, THE RCM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CERTAIN SYSTEM FAULTS THAT COULD RESULT IN AN AIR BAG OR SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATING DURING THE SELF-TEST SEQUENCE AT VEHICLE START-UP.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RCM IN THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 14, 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 00V270000

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.