NHTSA recall campaign

91V036000

Seats

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4Affected configurations shown278,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats
Report receivedApr 3, 1991
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

POWER SEAT SWITCH WIRING INSULATION MAY BECOME ABRADED,OR PUNCTURED, AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD OCCUR THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIREIN THE SEAT CUSHION MATERIAL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REVISE ROUTING OF POWER SEAT WIRING TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM SEAT CUSHION SPRING CONTACT.

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 91V036000

1989 FORD TAURUSOpen vehicle record →1989 MERCURY SABLEOpen vehicle record →1988 FORD TAURUSOpen vehicle record →1988 MERCURY SABLEOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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