Ford Freestar. Published by Transport Canada as 2005130 on 29 April 2005. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says Certain Ford Freestar vehicles modified for wheelchair accessibility by Liberty Motor Company Inc. do not comply with the requirements of CMVSS 210. The second row bench seat only has one set of lower universal anchors (UAS) instead of the required two sets. Also, certain vehicles do not have tether anchor brackets …
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Ford FREESTAR in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005130
- Recall date
- 29 April 2005
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Freestar
- Model years
- 2004 to 2005
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 19
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain Ford Freestar vehicles modified for wheelchair accessibility by Liberty Motor Company Inc. do not comply with the requirements of CMVSS 210. The second row bench seat only has one set of lower universal anchors (UAS) instead of the required two sets. Also, certain vehicles do not have tether anchor brackets for the bench's two outboard seating positions. This non-compliance would prevent proper installation of a child seat to an outboard seating position. Correction: Owners should contact Liberty Motor Company and then bring their vehicles to a trusted service shop or Ford dealership to have two tether anchors and two UAS brackets installed.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005130.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005025 · 14 February 2005 · Focus · Other
- 2005028 · 14 February 2005 · F-550 Super Duty, Bronco, F-350 Super Duty · Electrical
- 2004426 · 8 December 2004 · Escape · Engine
- 2004317 · 10 September 2004 · F-150 · Fuel System
- 2004318 · 10 September 2004 · E350, E250, E150 · Other
- 2004319 · 10 September 2004 · Freestar · Suspension
- 2004328 · 10 September 2004 · Explorer · Other
- 2004329 · 10 September 2004 · E Series Cutaway Chassis Cab, E350, E250 · Brakes
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005119 · 25 April 2005 · Avalanche, Yukon XL, Silverado · Seats And Restraints
- 2005112 · 21 April 2005 · LW · Seats And Restraints
- 2005101 · 8 April 2005 · Mbiv, Mbii · Seats And Restraints
- 2005057 · 4 March 2005 · Virago 250 (xv250), Virago 250 Special (xv250s), V-Star 650 Classic (xvs65a) · Seats And Restraints
- 2005223 · 20 June 2005 · Sienna · Seats And Restraints
- 2005012 · 19 January 2005 · GTI, Jetta, Golf · Seats And Restraints
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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