Recall 99V250000: 1999–2000 Ford Mustang and 3 other models

Report received

Sep 20, 1999

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

25,306vehicles

Model years

1999–2000

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. 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 elr mechanism is not affected by this condition.

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.

Affected model years

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

• 1999 Ford Mustang213 complaints
• 2000 Ford Mustang311 complaints
• 1999 Ford Taurus874 complaints
• 2000 Lincoln Continental63 complaints
• 1999 Mercury Sable258 complaints