Recall campaign · NHTSA 72V152000

Seat belts: rear/other

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-06-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 72V152000

Seat belts: rear/other

Component
Seat belts: rear/other
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
552
Reported to NHTSA
1972-06-19
Owners notified
1972-06-16

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN H2H.POSSIBILITY THAT INCORRECT REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WEREINADVERTENTLY INSTALLED AT OUTBOARD SEATING POSITIONS.DUE TO ADDITIONAL TWOINCHES IN BELT LENGTH IN BUCKLE PORTION OF ASSEMBLY, RETRACTOR MIGHT NOT LOCKWHEN SEAT BELT IS FASTENED AROUND SOMEONE OF SMALL SIZE.THIS WOULD LEAVEOCCUPANT WITHOUT EFFECTIVE RESTRAINT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLINGPROPER ASSEMBLIES WHERE NECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Thunderbird1972
Lincoln Mark IV1972

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.