NHTSA recall 00V157002
Seat Belts · Ford Motor Company
Details
What's wrong: These seat belt assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 209, "seat belt assemblies." The equipment involved is service stock seat belt assemblies, model nos. H 9977, h 9979, t 9063, and t 9217, built by trw vehicle safety systems, Inc. (trw) manufactured from June 1, 1998 through May 21, 2000. Some of these seat belt assemblies may have been installed as service replacement equipment on the…
Why it matters: In the event of a collision, these seat belts may not restrain an occupant increasing the risk of injury.
The fix: Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace the service seat belt assemblies that were installed in these vehicles from January 1 through June 13, 2000.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car
- 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Lincoln Town Car
- 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
All model years NHTSA lists
1996 Ford Crown Victoria, 1997 Ford Crown Victoria, 1998 Ford Crown Victoria, 1999 Ford Crown Victoria, 2000 Ford Crown Victoria, 1996 Lincoln Town Car, 1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1998 Lincoln Town Car, 1999 Lincoln Town Car, 2000 Lincoln Town Car, 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis, 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis, 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis, 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 00V157002.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.