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NHTSA recall 00V418000

Seats › Front assembly › Recliner

Ford Focus

Reported Dec 14, 200095,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 00S55Built Mar 4, 1999 – Oct 12, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: station wagons and 3-door vehicles. the subject vehicles have a folding 60/40 second seat that becomes a load floor in the folded position. When the 60% portion of the seat IS folded down and a load IS applied to the front edge of the load floor, the outboard hinge pivot could disengage from the hinge.

The risk

If the seat IS then returned to the upright position without re-engaging the hinge pivot, the seat and seat belts may not provide the intended level of performance in the event of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install a revised seat back hinge pivot.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Focus
20002001

Notes

Owner notification ibegan january 24, 2001.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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).