Ford Motor Company: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 12, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,129. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES USING AFTERMARKET FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE SOLD BY FORD PARTS DEPARTMENTS FROM JANUARY 1, THROUGH JUNE 13, 2000. THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES." THE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IS SERVICE STOCK SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES, MODEL NOS. H 9977, H 9979, T 9063, AND T 9217, BUILT BY TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. (TRW) MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 1, 1998 THROUGH MAY 21, 2000. SOME OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AS SERVICE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THESE SEAT BELTS MAY NOT RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE SERVICE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH JUNE 13, 2000.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Ford Crown Victoria | 85 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 Lincoln Town Car | 108 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis | 162 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 1999 Ford Crown Victoria | 134 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 1999 Lincoln Town Car | 148 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis | 164 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 1998 Ford Crown Victoria | 119 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 Lincoln Town Car | 154 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis | 143 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 1997 Ford Crown Victoria | 288 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| 1997 Lincoln Town Car | 314 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis | 316 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1996 Ford Crown Victoria | 276 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
| 1996 Lincoln Town Car | 259 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis | 239 | 6 | 19 | 9 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V157002.
Full record for the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →