2000 Ford Crown Victoria & 2000 Lincoln Town CAR + 1 more recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles using aftermarket driver's seat belt assemblies that were sold by ford parts departments from january 1, through june 13, 2000. These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." the equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies, model nos. H 9977, h 9979, t 9063, and t 9217, built by trw vehicle safety systems, inc. (trw) manufactured from june 1, 1998 through may 21, 2000. Some of these seat belt assemblies may have been installed as service replacement equipment on the vehicles involved in the recall.
💥 The risk
In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from january 1 through june 13, 2000.
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V157001
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S15
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 1,167
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 28, 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).