2001 Ford Taurus & 2001 Mercury Sable recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger cars. The seat belt buckle tongue may not fully eject from the buckle assembly when the release button is pushed slowly. This condition could also result in a partial LATCH of the tongue in the buckle.
💥 The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the vehicle occupant may not be properly restrained, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the driver and right front passenger seat belt buckles. Owner notification began may 4, 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.
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
- 01V144000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 01S16
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 4,567
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 4, 2001
- Built
- Jan 26, 2001 – Feb 15, 2001
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration=s auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).