Inadvertent side air bag deployment could cause personal injury to the seat occupant.

Air Bags — Side/Window

Date Announced

JUL 05, 2000

Vehicles Affected

2,300

Ford Recall #

00S17

NHTSA Campaign #

00V179000

Summary

Vehicle description: 4-door sport utility vehicles equipped with side air bags. The subject vehicles have a revised level side crash sensor that could deploy the side air bag if the ignition key is in the "run" position and the seatbelt webbing is forcibly extracted from a locked retractor with a jerking motion.

Actions

Dealers will replace the side crash sensors with a revised design that will reduce the likelihood of an unexpected side air bag deployment.

Documents (5)

• Defect and Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)
• Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Quarterly Performance Report
• Remedy Instructions and TSB
• Recall Acknowledgement