Ford Escort; Mercury Lynx (1985-1987): Seats
Recall 89V170000 · Oct 13, 1989 · Ford Motor Company
1,375,500
vehicles affected
1,375,500
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 89V170000
- Date
- Oct 13, 1989
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 1,375,500
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats
- Model years
- 1985-1987
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
THE FORWARD OUTBOARD PEDESTAL OF THE SEAT TRACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FATIGUE FRACTURE.
What can happen
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LIMITED DEGREE OF ROCKING MOTIONOF THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY UPON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, WHICH COULDCAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT ON ALL MODELS AND A NEW SEAT TRACK AS NECESSARY
Vehicles covered
2 models, 6 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 89V170000?
2 models: Ford Escort (1985-1987), Mercury Lynx (1985-1987), about 1.38 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 89V170000?
INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT ON ALL MODELS AND A NEW SEAT TRACK AS NECESSARY
What can happen?
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LIMITED DEGREE OF ROCKING MOTIONOF THE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY UPON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, WHICH COULDCAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.