Recall 92V113000: 1989–1990 Ford Taurus and 2 other models

Report received

Aug 17, 1992

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

565,000vehicles

Model years

1989–1991

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 rigid mounted safety belt buckles are defective in three ways. First, a fastened safety belt buckle will not unlatch when the release button is depressed. This results from interference between the buckle ejector finger and the buckle tongue window. The second defect is the safety belt buckle may not latch. The third possible defect is that the tongue may be retained by the buckle, but it may not be latched sufficiently to provide occupant protection.

Possible consequence

An insufficiently latched or unlatched safety beltincreases the risk of injury to seat occupants in the event of a sudden stop oraccident. If the safety belt buckle will not unlatch, it will not allow theoccupant to get out of the vehicle in an emergency situation.

Remedy

Ford will replace the rigid mounted safety belt buckles with end release safety belt buckles designed to prevent latch problems.

Affected model years

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

• 1991 Ford Explorer609 complaints
• 1989 Ford Taurus562 complaints
• 1990 Ford Taurus381 complaints
• 1989 Mercury Sable238 complaints
• 1990 Mercury Sable166 complaints