NHTSA recall 96V256000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 96V256000 |
| Manufacturer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Reported | 1996-12-27 |
| Owners notified | 1997-01-15 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 133000 |
What is wrong
THE SEAT ELT ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS ARE MISSING OR MISINSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES.
What can happen
A LOOSE FASTENER CAN EVENTUALLY DETACH AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, AS NECESSARY, REPAIR THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 15, 1997. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
| 1997 FORD F-150 | Built 1995-08-14 to 1996-04-30. |
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Investigated as PE96030 and EA96020
This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. 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.
| PE96030 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 1996-04-18, closed 1996-08-30. SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. |
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| EA96020 | Engineering analysis, opened 1996-08-30, closed 1996-12-24. SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. |
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.