2000 Ford Focus recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Certain vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the resultant hic(d) value at one target location AP1, located on the trim panel at the juncture of the a-pillar and roof side rail, may be greater than design intent.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, an occupant contacting that location may not be provided the interior impact protection intended.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will remove the left and right side b-pillar and a-pillar trim panels, revise the headliner edge near the tops of the a-pillars to accept the new a-pillar trim panels with their energy absorbing tubes, and install the new a-pillar and the old b-pillar trim panels.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V218000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S20
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 276,500
- Component
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Built
- Jul 19, 1999 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Owner notification will be phased.the first mailing will be for the 3-DOOR sedan vehicles and began on november 30, 2000.the second phase is for 4-DOOR sedan and wagon vehicles and will begin on december 29, 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).