CAPRI: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	81V102000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	MERCURY
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	CAPRI
Model Year:	1981
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturered:	19810701 - 19810801
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	6500
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19810918
Recall Initiated By:	19810918
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report Received Date:	19810908
Record Creation Date:	19810922
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	THE HOUSING PLATES ON THE DRIVER SEAT BACK LATCH RECLINER ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL PRODUCTS. THIS TAINTED STEEL WAS USED TO PRODUCE SEATBACK LATCHES FOR BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE SEAT ASSEMBLIES. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE DEFECTIVE HOUSING PLATES MAY DISTORT, ALLOWING THE LOCKING TEETH TO DISENGAGE AND TEAR OFF. THIS PERMITS THE SEATBACK TO PIVOT BACKWARDS.
Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary:	UPON INSPECTION, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT LATCH/RECLINER ASSEMBLIES, ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING THE SUSPECT DATE CODES, WILL BE REPLACED.

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