Recall 78V108000: 1978 Mercury Cougar and 2 other models

Report received

May 15, 1978

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

110,000vehicles

Model years

1978

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

The involved vehicles are equipped with shoulder harness retractors that may not lock. Should the vehicle experience a sudden deceleration or impact, the front seat occupant may not be restrained by the shoulder harness portion of the three-point seat belt system. Furthermore, the shoulder harness retractors may not allow extraction of the shoulder belt webbing due to a pre-locked condition. This is a non-compliance to the emergency locking retractor performance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies".

Remedy

The dealer will replace the seat belt assemblies if necessary, without charge to owner.

Affected model years

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

• 1978 Ford LTD II0 complaints
• 1978 Ford Thunderbird1 complaints
• 1978 Mercury Cougar2 complaints