# NHTSA recall 13V081000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V081000
- Manufacturer's number: 13S01
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2013\-03\-07
- Owners notified: 2013\-03\-28
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 196667

## What is wrong

Ford is recalling certain model year 2004\-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia.  The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells.  As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position.


## What can happen

In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge.  The recall began on March 28, 2013.  Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1\-866\-436\-7332.


## Notes

Ford's recall campaign number is 13S01.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 FORD FREESTAR](/makes/ford/freestar/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2005 FORD FREESTAR](/makes/ford/freestar/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2006 FORD FREESTAR](/makes/ford/freestar/2006/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2007 FORD FREESTAR](/makes/ford/freestar/2007/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2004 MERCURY MONTEREY](/makes/mercury/monterey/2004/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2005 MERCURY MONTEREY](/makes/mercury/monterey/2005/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2006 MERCURY MONTEREY](/makes/mercury/monterey/2006/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.
- [2007 MERCURY MONTEREY](/makes/mercury/monterey/2007/recalls.md). Built 2003\-03\-24 to 2006\-11\-07.

## Investigated as EA12003

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA12003: Engineering analysis, opened 2012\-04\-23, closed 2013\-05\-02. Corrosion of Third\-Row Seat Attachment. SEATS; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V081000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V081000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB160069](/bulletins/10205034.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [16\-0069](/bulletins/10183770.md), 2020-12-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0166](/bulletins/10058103.md), 2015-08-01, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-14\-0144](/bulletins/10056468.md), 2014-12-10, Service bulletin
- [042117](/bulletins/10013390.md), 2005-04-18, Service bulletin
- [18135](/bulletins/10011336.md), 2005-01-18, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V081000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V081000)

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