FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-06-05.
Recall campaignNHTSA 74V091000
Seats: front assembly: recliner
Component
Seats: front assembly: recliner
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
3,080
Reported to NHTSA
1974-06-05
Owners notified
1974-05-24
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO 123.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONT SEAT BACK LATCHES MAY ACHIEVEONLY PARTIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE LATCH PAWL AND SEAT CUSHION STRIKER AS A RESULTOF MISPOSITIONING THESE LATCH COMPONENTS DURING THE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLYPROCESS.THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN THE SEAT BACK LATCH RELEASING UNDER AFORCE LESS THAN THE LOAD IT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD, PERMITTING THE SEAT BACK TOFOLD FORWARD.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPOSITIONING LATCHES FOR PROPERENGAGEMENTS).
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.