2000–2001 Ford Focus recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: station wagons and 3-DOOR vehicles. The subject vehicles have a folding 60/40 second seat that becomes a load floor in the folded position. When the 60% portion of the seat is folded down and a load is applied to the front edge of the load floor, the outboard hinge pivot could disengage from the hinge.
💥 The risk
If the seat is then returned to the upright position without re-engaging the hinge pivot, the seat and seat belts may not provide the intended level of performance in the event of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a revised seat back hinge pivot.
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
- 00V418000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S55
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 95,000
- Component
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 24, 2001
- Built
- Mar 4, 1999 – Oct 12, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification ibegan january 24, 2001.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).