2001 Ford F-150 recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: regular cab pickup trucks. The driver side seat belt retractor may not fully retract the belt.
💥 The risk
This could cause slack in the seat belt when worn, increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant, in the event of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the driver's side seat belt assembly.
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
- 00V348000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S35
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 830
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 9, 2000
- Built
- Sep 30, 2000 – Oct 11, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 9, 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).