The defect
THE "FASTEN SEAT BELTS" WARNING LIGHTS MAY NOT WORK WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED TO THE "ON" POSITION DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.
The risk
OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT RECEIVE THIS WARNING TO USE SAFETY BELTS AND CARS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208.
The remedy
FORD WILL REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS IN THE AFFECTED CARS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Festiva | 1990 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
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 Festiva | 1990 | 21 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1990
24 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the seat belts; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 90V203000 14 Dec 1990 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 90V181000 15 Oct 1990 | STARCRAFT COMPANY |
| 90V175000 4 Oct 1990 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 90V170000 17 Sept 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V152000 28 Aug 1990 | MOLONEY COACH BUILDERS |
| 90V137000 18 Jul 1990 | MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 90V125000 6 Jul 1990 | EXCALIBUR AUTO CORP. |
| 90V116000 12 Jun 1990 | RV IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990