NHTSA recall campaign

84V071000

Seats

Check my VIN
7Affected configurations shown261,400Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats
Report receivedMar 6, 1985
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

SEAT FRAME STRUCTURE COULD SEVER FRONT SEAT BELTS IF VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DEPENDING ON FORCE OF IMPACT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL A MOLDED SPACER BETWEEN REINFORCEMENT PLATES AND LOWER DECORATIVE PLASTIC COVER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 84V071000

1984 FORD TEMPOOpen vehicle record →1983 FORD ESCORTOpen vehicle record →1983 MERCURY LYNXOpen vehicle record →1982 FORD ESCORTOpen vehicle record →1982 MERCURY LYNXOpen vehicle record →1981 FORD ESCORTOpen vehicle record →1981 MERCURY LYNXOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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