Recall 00V-228
FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalled the 2000 Ford Contour and 9 other models: Seat belts.
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 00V-228
- Reported
- August 18, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- 144,435 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 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-[removed].
Notes from the manufacturer
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).
Affected vehicles
- Ford Contour 2000
- Ford Escort 2000
- Ford Explorer 2000
- Ford F-150 2000
- Ford Ranger 2000
- Ford Windstar 2000
- Lincoln Town Car 2000
- Mercury Mountaineer 2000
- Mercury Mystique 2000
- Mercury Villager 2000