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NHTSA recall 98V198000

Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Ford Taurus and 1 more

Reported Aug 25, 19987,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jul 31, 1998 – Aug 7, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual seat tracks. the front seat belt buckle attaching stud may have been improperly heat treated. this heat treatment may have resulted in cracks developing in the stud.

The risk

If the stud IS cracked, in the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle mounting bracket and stud assembly.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Taurus
19981999
Mercury Sable
19981999

Notes

Owner notification began september 4, 1998.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).