NHTSA recall 00V270000
Air bags
Ford Crown Victoria and 3 more
Reported Sep 13, 200018,500 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 00S26Built Mar 25, 2000 – Sep 5, 2000
The defect
Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and MINI vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). in some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.
The risk
This condition could result in personal injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. owner notification began september 14, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.