2000 Ford Mustang Recalls

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2000 Ford Mustang. A recall applies only to vehicles built within the affected range, so check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Repairs for recalls are free at a franchised dealer.

• 00V349000Oct 30, 2000434,000 vehicles potentially affected
  Parking brake › Conventional
  Covers: Ford Mustang 1994–2001

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. If a vehicle is parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the owner guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades.

  Possible consequence: This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning.

  Remedy: Dealers will modify the parking brake control and install a plate or over-bracket to the control to lock the self adjust mechanism in position following adjustment.

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• 99V250000Sep 20, 199925,306 vehicles potentially affected
  Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
  Covers: Ford Mustang 1999–2000, Taurus 1999, Mercury Sable 1999 +1 more

  Reported issue: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The seat belt retractor may have a pin shaft in the switchable elr/alr mechanism that is incorrectly formed. In some circumstances, the switching mechanism could become nonfunctional, preventing the seat belt webbing from being extracted from the retractor. It is also possible that malfunction of the mechanism could prevent the belt from being switched into the alr mode. The…

  Possible consequence: If the mechanism malfunctions and does not allow the webbing to be extracted, the lap and shoulder belt could not be worn by a vehicle occupant. In the event that the mechanism does not allow the alr mode to be engaged, the operator may be unable to properly install a child seat in that seating position.

  Remedy: Dealers will inspect the lap and shoulder belt assemblies. Assemblies with julian date codes of 200 through 223 are suspect and will be replaced.

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