NHTSA campaign 99I001000 · Manufacturer campaign 99B10

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 99I-001: FORD/OVERHEAD CONSOLE BRACKET

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99I001000 (Manufacturer campaign 99B10) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on June 2, 1999, with 15,900 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Windstar for model years 1998–1999.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99I001000 (also written 99I-001 or 99I001)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturer campaign number: 99B10
Report received: June 2, 1999
Potentially affected: 15,900 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99I001000. 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 Windstar
- 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99I001000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE REAR RETAINING BRACKET CAN DEVELOP CRACKS AND SEPARATE, ALLOWING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE TO BECOME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY FALL DOWN.

Safety consequence

IF THE CONSOLE DOES FALL DOWN, IT COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER OR POSSIBLY STRIKE A FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED RETAINING BRACKET IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE ORIGINAL RETAINING BRACKET.

Notes

FORD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SERVICE PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE RETAINING BRACKET.OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99I001000

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.