The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STATION WAGONS AND 3-DOOR VEHICLES. THE SUBJECT VEHICLES HAVE A FOLDING 60/40 SECOND SEAT THAT BECOMES A LOAD FLOOR IN THE FOLDED POSITION. WHEN THE 60% PORTION OF THE SEAT IS FOLDED DOWN AND A LOAD IS APPLIED TO THE FRONT EDGE OF THE LOAD FLOOR, THE OUTBOARD HINGE PIVOT COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE HINGE.
The risk
IF THE SEAT IS THEN RETURNED TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION WITHOUT RE-ENGAGING THE HINGE PIVOT, THE SEAT AND SEAT BELTS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE INTENDED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED SEAT BACK HINGE PIVOT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Focus | 2000, 2001 |
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Focus | 2000 | 3,686 | 11 |
| Ford Focus | 2001 | 1,761 | 7 |
Other seats recalls in 2000
7 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the seats; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 00V420000 14 Dec 2000 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 00V380000 17 Nov 2000 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 00V362000 3 Nov 2000 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 00V289000 2 Oct 2000 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 00V207000 3 Aug 2000 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V120000 3 Apr 2000 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000