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NHTSA recall 04E048000 · Equipment

Seat belts › Front

Ford Escort and 1 more

Reported Jul 12, 2004388 vehicles affectedTRW OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS

The defect

Certain trw driver's side seat belts manufactured on december 6 and 9, 2002, for use as replacement equipment for 1997 ford escort 4-door and station wagon platform vehicles, ford's p/n f7cz54611b09aac. the seat belt assemblies exhibit a no-lock condition which does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies.

The risk

In the event of a crash, the restraint system may not provide adequate protection to the seat occupant, which may increase the risk of personal injury.

The remedy

Trw will notify the customers who purchased the replacement seat belt assemblies free of charge. the recall began on august 27, 2004.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Escort
1997199819992000200120022003
Mercury Tracer
1997199819992000200120022003

Notes

This recall only pertains to service replacement equipment for use in 1997-2003 model year ford escort and mercury tracer 4-door and station wagon vehicles and has no relation to any original equipment installed in ford vehicles by ford motor company.for more information customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).