The defect
SEAT FRAME STRUCTURE COULD SEVER FRONT SEAT BELTS IF VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, DEPENDING ON FORCE OF IMPACT.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A MOLDED SPACER BETWEEN REINFORCEMENT PLATES AND LOWER DECORATIVE PLASTIC COVER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Ford Tempo | 1984 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: SEATS
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 Escort | 1981 | 1 | 10 |
| Ford Escort | 1982 | 4 | 5 |
| Ford Escort | 1983 | 7 | 5 |
| Ford Tempo | 1984 | 14 | 6 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1981 | 0 | 10 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1982 | 3 | 5 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1983 | 4 | 4 |
Other seats recalls in 1984
3 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the seats; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 84V085000 18 Jul 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V011000 6 Feb 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984