NHTSA recall 89V170000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 89V170000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1989-10-13 |
| Owners notified | 1989-11-13 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 1375500 |
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 remedy
INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT ON ALL MODELS AND A NEW SEAT TRACK AS NECESSARY
Notes
SYSTEM: SEAT TRACK PEDESTAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS.
| 1985 FORD ESCORT | Built 1984-07-01 to 1987-08-01. |
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| 1986 FORD ESCORT | Built 1984-07-01 to 1987-08-01. |
| 1987 FORD ESCORT | Built 1984-07-01 to 1987-08-01. |
| 1985 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1984-07-01 to 1987-08-01. |
| 1986 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1984-07-01 to 1987-08-01. |
| 1987 MERCURY LYNX | Built 1984-07-01 to 1987-08-01. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA87023
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.
| EA87023 | Engineering analysis, opened 1987-09-24, closed 1989-11-16. SEAT TRACKS. SEATS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.