Recall campaign · NHTSA 89V170000

Seats

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1989-10-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V170000

Seats

Component: Seats
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 1,375,500
Reported to NHTSA: 1989-10-13
Owners notified: 1989-11-13

Defect description

THE FORWARD OUTBOARD PEDESTAL OF THE SEAT TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURE.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LIMITED DEGREE OF ROCKING MOTIONOF THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY UPON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, WHICH COULDCAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT ON ALL MODELS AND A NEW SEAT TRACK AS NECESSARY

Notes

SYSTEM: SEAT TRACK PEDESTAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
Ford Escort	1987 1986 1985
MERCURY Lynx	1987 1986 1985

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.