COMPLIANCE TESTING INDICATES THAT THESE VEHICLES MAY BE RELEASING CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) EMISSIONS WHICH EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS OF C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS.
No risk description available.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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THE RIGID MOUNTED SAFETY BELT BUCKLES ARE DEFECTIVE IN THREE WAYS. FIRST, A FASTENED SAFETY BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THIS RESULTS FROM INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUCKLE EJECTOR FINGER AND THE BUCKLE TONGUE WINDOW. THE SECOND DEFECT IS THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MAY NOT LATCH. THE THIRD POSSIBLE DEFECT IS THAT THE TONGUE MAY BE RETAINED BY THE BUCKLE, BUT IT MAY NOT BE LATCHED SUFFICIENTLY TO PROVIDE OCCUPANT PROTECTION.
AN INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED OR UNLATCHED SAFETY BELTINCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO SEAT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP ORACCIDENT. IF THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH, IT WILL NOT ALLOW THEOCCUPANT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
FORD WILL REPLACE THE RIGID MOUNTED SAFETY BELT BUCKLES WITH END RELEASE SAFETY BELT BUCKLES DESIGNED TO PREVENT LATCH PROBLEMS.
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POLICE VEHICLE OPTION PACKAGE. WHEELS MAY CONTAIN FORMING CRACKS IN THE RAISED PORTION OF THE WHEEL CENTRE (SPIDER) BETWEEN THE LUG HOLES AND THE ATTACHMENT TO THE RIM. SEVERE DUTY MAY CAUSE THE CRACKS TO PROPOGATE AND RESULT IN EVENTUAL SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL RIM FROM THE WHEEL CENTRE. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
No risk description available.
WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN WHEEL.
WHEELS MAY CONTAIN CRACKS THAT COULD PROPOGATE IN RAISED PORTION OF WHEEL CENTER.
UNDER SEVERE DUTY, THIS COULD RESULT IN EVENTUALSEPARATION OF WHEEL RIM FROM CENTER WITH LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLY ACOLLISION.
REPLACE WHEELS WITH WHEELS OF A REVISED DESIGN.
AN INCORRECT TRANSISTOR MAY CAUSE AUTOLAMP SYSTEM LIGHT SENSOR MODULE MALFUNCTION.
HEADLAMPS COULD TURN OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ORREMAIN ON AFTER VEHICLE IS PARKED. LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTCOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER TRAFIFIC.
REPLACE LIGHT SENSOR MODULES.
