Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V180000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-11-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 76V180000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Component
Seat belts: front: anchorage
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
80,402
Reported to NHTSA
1976-11-09
Owners notified
1976-12-11

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 214.POSSIBILITY THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE ON VEHICLESEQUIPPED WITH THE CONTINUOUS LOOP SYSTEM MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE SPECIFIED LOADREQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.210.THIS CONDITIONRESULTS FROM MISALIGNMENT OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS BODY PILLAR "D" RING ANCHORNUT FROM THE DESIGN POSITION DURING ASSEMBLY.THE RESULT COULD CAUSE TEARINGOF SHEET METAL AT THE ATTACHMENT OF ANCHOR NUT CAUSING SEPARATION FROM THEPILLAR UNDER LOAD LESS THAN REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.(CORRECT BY REINFORCINGEACH OF THE PILLARS AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF ANCHOR).PASSENGER VEHICLE.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Granada1977 1976
MERCURY Monarch1977 1976

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.