Recall 00V218000: 2000 Ford Focus

Report received

Aug 11, 2000

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

276,500vehicles

Model years

2000

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Certain vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the resultant hic(d) value at one target location ap1, located on the trim panel at the juncture of the a-pillar and roof side rail, may be greater than design intent.

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash, an occupant contacting that location may not be provided the interior impact protection intended.

Remedy

Dealers will remove the left and right side b-pillar and a-pillar trim panels, revise the headliner edge near the tops of the a-pillars to accept the new a-pillar trim panels with their energy absorbing tubes, and install the new a-pillar and the old b-pillar trim panels.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2000 Ford Focus3,686 complaints