Ford / Mercury recall: Seats
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 could happen
In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Ford Freestar 2004–2007
- Mercury Monterey 2004–2007
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V081000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 7, 2013
- Owners notified
- Mar 28, 2013
- Vehicles or items affected
- 196,667
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Mar 24, 2003 to Nov 7, 2006
- Part
- Seats
- Maker's own recall number
- 13S01
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Ford / Mercury recall: Power train Jan 9, 2012
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.