Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V216000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-11-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V216000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Component
Seat belts: front: anchorage
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
28,459
Reported to NHTSA
1971-11-22
Owners notified
1971-11-22

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO H-1B.LIGHT TRUCKS BUILT BETWEEN AUG.16, 1 971, AND OCT.14, 1971,F-100 THUR F-350 SERIES.POSSIBILITYTHAT SEAT BELT AND SHOULDERHARNESS ATTACHING BOLTS WERE IMPRO PERLY PROCESSED DURING HEAT TREATING ANDPLATING OPERATIONS. IF CONDITION EXISTS, MAY CAUSE BOLTS TO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TOHYDR OGEN EMBRITTLEMENT FRACTURING AFTER INSTALLATION.(CORRECT BYINSPECTINGAND REPLACING WITH PROPERLY HEAT TREATED BOLTS.)

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 10 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Country Sedan1972
Ford Country Squire1972
Ford Custom1972
Ford F1001972
Ford F2501972
Ford F3501972
Ford Galaxie1972
Ford LTD1972
Ford Pinto1972
Ford Thunderbird1972

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.