2000 Lincoln Town CAR recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles with midnight black or medium parchment seat belts manufactured on july 31, 2000, fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." an incorrect driver's side rear seat belt and retractor assembly may have been installed.
💥 The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the seat belts and replace the affected seat belt and retractor assemblies.
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
- 00V368000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S41
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 170
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 27, 2000
- Built
- Jul 31, 2000 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began november 27, 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).