NHTSA campaign 99V226000 · Manufacturer campaign 99S22
Mercury Recall 99V-226: FORD/DOOR LATCH
NHTSA recall 99V226000 (Manufacturer campaign 99S22) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on August 18, 1999, with 10,011 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercury Cougar for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on September 29, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V226000 (also written 99V-226 or 99V226)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99S22
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 10,011 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V226000. 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.
Mercury
Mercury Cougar
- 1999 · Vehicles built September 9, 1998 – November 18, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V226000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DOOR LATCH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A LATCH PAWL THAT HAS A COATING WHICH WILL SWELL IN HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. THE LATCH PAWL MAY THEN STICK IN THE OPEN OR UNLATCHED POSITION.
Safety consequence
THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, IT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED SIDE DOOR LATCH.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 29, 1999.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 99V226000
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.