Excessive loading can cause tire and vehicle damage that could result in a crash.

Equipment — Other — Labels

Date Announced
AUG 24, 2000
Vehicles Affected
167,000
Mercury Recall #
00L03
NHTSA Campaign #
00V242000
Summary
Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles. The "vehicle capacity weight" and "designated seating capacity" information was not printed on the safety certification labels affixed to these vehicles. On affected Sable sedan vehicles, the "vehicles capacity weight" (and also the luggage load) information printed on this label is incorrect - Sable wagon luggage load was incorrectly used for the Sable sedan. These vehicles do not comply with the label requirements of FMVSS no. 110, "tire selection and rims."
Actions
Owners will be provided with a supplemental label with the correct information, along with instructions for affixing the label adjacent to the vehicle certification label. Owner notification began October 20, 2000. 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.
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