| October 17, 2000
Ford Announces Three Voluntary
Recalls Affecting the 2000 Focus
Dearborn, MI (SafetyAlerts) - Ford Motor
Company has announced three voluntary safety
recalls affecting model year 2000 Ford Focus
vehicles. The rear wheel and brake drum
assemblies, A-pillar interior trim, and cruise
control cables may be affected as outlined
below.
Brake Drum
Ford has had 15 reports of rear wheel and
brake drum assemblies separating from
vehicles due to loosening of the hub retaining nut
that secures the rear wheel bearings. Ford is
notifying approximately 260,390 Focus owners
to return to their dealers to have their rear wheel
hub assemblies inspected, and repaired if
required.
Cruise Control Cable
Ford is also notifying owners of approximately
33,225 model year 2000 Ford Focus vehicles to
return to the dealer to have the vehicle's cruise
control cable inspected, and if necessary,
replaced. Ford has had 12 reports of the throttle
sticking open following wide-open throttle
application.
A-Pillar Interior Trim
Finally, Ford is notifying a total of 351,102 2000
model year Ford Focus owners to have their
vehicle upgraded to meet the new U.S Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard for interior head
impact protection, which is applicable to
vehicles in the U.S. market.
Dealers will install new A-pillar trim panels
(interior trim pieces beside the windshield) with
improved energy absorbing material on the
back side of the panel.
The replacement panels will bring all North
American produced Focus models into
compliance with the new Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) 201 upper interior
component requirements that deal with how the
interior components absorb energy in a
laboratory test.
There have been no reports of accidents due to
any of these conditions. Owners of vehicles will
be notified by mail to arrange with their dealer to
have the repairs completed at no charge.
Owners who do not receive the free remedy
within a reasonable time should contact Ford at
1-800-392-3673. | |
