Recall campaign · NHTSA 75V017000

Seat belts: front

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-01-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 75V017000

Seat belts: front

Component
Seat belts: front
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
178,000
Reported to NHTSA
1975-01-03
Owners notified
1975-02-21

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 152.THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONDETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS NUMBER 208.THESEAT BELTS DO NOT FIT AROUND 95TH PERCENTILE MALE OCCUPANTS AND THE SHORT BELTSIMPEDE SEAT BELT USAGE, EVEN AMONG SMALLER INDIVIDUALS WHO FIND THE SEAT BELTUNCOMFORTABLY TIGHT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING BELT ASSEMBLY WITHLONGER BELTS).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Maverick1972
MERCURY Comet1972

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.