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NHTSANHTSA · Vehicles·Recall number 13V081000

SEATS

Published March 8, 2013 · Recall initiated: March 7, 2013

What's the hazard

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 to do

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.

Recall details

Brand
FORD
Model
FREESTAR
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Lot
2004 FORD FREESTAR | 2006 FORD FREESTAR | 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY | 2005 FORD FREESTAR | 2007 MERCURY MONTEREY | 2007 FORD FREESTAR | 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY | 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY
Risk classification
V
Country
US
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