2000 Ford Contour, Ford Escort and others recall: seat belts
Ford Motor Company reported this safety recall on August 18, 2000. It covers about 144,435 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 144,435
- reported
- Aug 18, 2000
- owners notified
- Oct 26, 2000
- related complaints
- 100
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 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.
Recall number 00V228001
Affected vehicles
- Ford Contour 2000 2000
- Ford Escort 2000 2000
- Ford Explorer 2000 2000
- Ford F-150 2000 2000
- Ford Ranger 2000 2000
- Ford Windstar 2000 2000
- Lincoln Town Car 2000 2000
- Mercury Mountaineer 2000 2000
- Mercury Mystique 2000 2000
- Mercury Villager 2000 2000
Owner complaints about the same problem
Owners of these vehicles have filed 100 complaints about seat belts problems.
2000 Ford Contour2000 Ford Escort2000 Ford Explorer2000 Ford F-1502000 Ford Ranger2000 Ford Windstar2000 Lincoln Town Car2000 Mercury Mountaineer2000 Mercury Mystique2000 Mercury Villager
Questions about recall 00V228001
Is there a recall on the 2000 Ford Contour, Ford Escort and others seat belts?
Yes. Recall 00V228001, reported on August 18, 2000, covers about 144,435 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 00V228001?
Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 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.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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