Recall 97V051000: 1998 Ford Windstar

Report received

Apr 1, 1997

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

202vehicles

Model years

1998

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: minivan equipped with second row bench seats with optional integrated child seat (ics). The headrest lockout mechanism on the seats may not engage and lock the headrests in the "down" position, as intended, when the ics is deployed. A vehicle occupant could move the headrest to the "up" position.

Possible consequence

As a result of the headrest being in the "up" position, a child seated in the ics would receive less than the intended protection in the child head area in the event of a crash.

Remedy

The second row bench seats have been replaced with seats built with revised headrest lockout mechanisms.

Affected model years

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

• 1998 Ford Windstar1,433 complaints