| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
89V085000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERCURY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TRACER |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19870601 - 19880501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
66300 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19890919 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19890919 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19890522 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19890605 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
SOME LAP SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS WERE BUILT WITH CERTAIN OUT OF TOLERANCE COMPONENTS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
RETRACTORS MAY LOCK AT LOW BELT PULL OUT RATES, THISCOULD DISCOURAGE SEAT BELT USAGE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE FRONT LAP SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLIES, AS NECESSARY. |