NHTSA recall campaign

89V170000

Seats

Check my VIN
6Affected configurations shown1,375,500Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats
Report receivedJan 10, 1990
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LIMITED DEGREE OF ROCKING MOTIONOF THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY UPON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, WHICH COULDCAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT ON ALL MODELS AND A NEW SEAT TRACK AS NECESSARY

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 89V170000

1987 FORD ESCORTOpen vehicle record →1987 MERCURY LYNXOpen vehicle record →1986 FORD ESCORTOpen vehicle record →1986 MERCURY LYNXOpen vehicle record →1985 FORD ESCORTOpen vehicle record →1985 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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