NHTSA recall 97V051000
Child seat
Ford Windstar
Reported Apr 1, 1997202 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jan 20, 1997 – Jan 29, 1997
The defect
Vehicle description: minivan equipped with second row bench seats with optional integrated child seat (ics). the headrest lockout mechanism on the seats may not engage and lock the headrests in the "down" position, as intended, when the ics IS deployed. a vehicle occupant could move the headrest to the "up" position.
The risk
As a result of the headrest being in the "up" position, a child seated in the ics would receive less than the intended protection in the child head area in the event of a crash.
The remedy
The second row bench seats have been replaced with seats built with revised headrest lockout mechanisms.