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NHTSA campaign 00V412000 · Ford campaign 00S52/53/54

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 00V-412: FORD/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA recall 00V412000 (Ford campaign 00S52/53/54) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on December 6, 2000, with 16,000 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 December 21, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V412000 (also written 00V-412 or 00V412)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
00S52/53/54
Report received
Potentially affected
16,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V412000. 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 August 8, 2000 – September 29, 2000 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Windstar

    • 2001 · Vehicles built August 8, 2000 – September 29, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Ford recalls

Lincoln

  • Lincoln Town Car

    • 2001 · Vehicles built August 8, 2000 – September 29, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Lincoln recalls

Mercury

  • Mercury Grand Marquis

    • 2001 · Vehicles built August 8, 2000 – September 29, 2000 (per NHTSA)
All Mercury recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V412000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES. A RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM) OR A SIDE OR FRONT CRASH SENSOR MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE SCREWS THAT MOUNT THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE HOUSING MISSING. IF SOME OR ALL OF THE SCREWS ARE MISSING, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINS COULD BE AFFECTED.

Safety consequence

IN SOME CASES, LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RCM AND CRASH SENSORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 21, 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. 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 00V412000

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.