| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91V036000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERCURY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SABLE |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEATS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19870701 - 19881001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
278000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910510 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910510 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19910304 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19910313 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE POWER SEAT SWITCH WIRING IS ROUTED OVER RATHER THAN UNDER THE FRONT SEAT SUPPORT BRACE, ALLOWING DAMAGE BY SEAT CUSHION SPRING ENDS WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REVISE ROUTING OF POWER SEAT WIRING TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM SEAT CUSHION SPRING CONTACT. |