| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
89V170000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FORD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ESCORT |
| Model Year: |
1986 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEATS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19840701 - 19870801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1375500 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19891113 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19891113 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19891013 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19891025 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE FORWARD OUTBOARD PEDESTAL OF THE SEAT TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LIMITED DEGREE OF ROCKING MOTIONOF THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY UPON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, WHICH COULDCAUSE AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT ON ALL MODELS AND A NEW SEAT TRACK AS NECESSARY |