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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Defect Petition DP85-009: FAILURE OF SEAT BACK SECURING BOLTS

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Defect Petition DP85-009 on January 29, 1985 and closed it on February 27, 1985. NHTSA's investigations file lists 6 models from 2 makes for it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
DP85-009 (also written DP85009)
Investigation type
Defect Petition A petition asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; NHTSA grants or denies it, and granting one opens an investigation.
Status
Closed February 27, 1985
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
Seats
Vehicles and equipment
6 models from 2 makes, including the Ford Escort and Ford EXP

A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Defect Petition DP85-009.

FAILURE OF SEAT BACK SECURING BOLTS

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Defect Petition DP85-009. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Ford

All Ford recalls

Mercury

  • Mercury Capri

    • 1981, 1982

  • Mercury LN7

    • 1981, 1982

  • Mercury Lynx

    • 1981, 1982
All Mercury recalls

What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for DP85-009

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.