Equipment recall 04E048000 · July 12, 2004

Ford Escort and Mercury Tracer

Certain TRW driver's side seat belts manufactured on December 6 and 9, 2002, for use as replacement equipment for 1997 Ford escort 4-door and station wagon platform vehicles,…

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This is a recall of aftermarket equipment listed for the vehicles below. It applies only if the recalled part was installed on the vehicle.

Summary: Certain TRW driver's side seat belts manufactured on December 6 and 9, 2002, for use as replacement equipment for 1997 Ford escort 4-door and station wagon platform vehicles, Ford's p/n F7CZ54611B09AAC. The seat belt assemblies exhibit a no-lock condition which does not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, seat belt assemblies.
Consequence: In the event of a crash, the restraint system may not provide adequate protection to the seat occupant, which may increase the risk of personal injury.
Remedy: TRW will notify the customers who purchased the replacement seat belt assemblies free of charge. The recall began on August 27, 2004.
Notes: This recall only pertains to service replacement equipment for use in 1997-2003 model year Ford escort and Mercury tracer 4-door and station wagon vehicles and has no relation to any original equipment installed in Ford vehicles by Ford motor company.for more information customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 04E048000
Reported to NHTSA: July 12, 2004
Filed by: TRW OCCUPANT SAFETY SYSTEMS
Owner notification: August 27, 2004
Vehicles potentially affected: 388
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seat belts › Front

Recall 04E048000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Ford Escort (1997-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997
Mercury Tracer (1997-2003): 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997

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