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NHTSA recall 15V867000

Seat Belts · Ford Motor Company

December 22, 2015report date
2,590units affected
Vehicle recalltype
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What's wrong: The affected vehicles may be equipped with driver or front passenger seat belt anchorage assemblies whose pretensioner cable was not properly crimped. As a result, the seat belts may not properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (fmvss) number 209, "seat belt assemblies" and 210, " seat belt…

Why it matters: An occupant that is not be properly restrained is at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver and/or front passenger side seat belt retractor(s) and pretensioner(s), free of charge. The recall began on February 12, 2016.

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2015 Ford F-150.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V867000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.