Below is a list of infant, baby and child car seat recalls issued by Ford Motor Company.
Child safety restraints or car seats are designed to protect and shield our children from injuries serious car crashes. For the most part, advances in child car seat safety and child car seat design and manufacturing have saved countless lives. There are however instances of manufacturing defects of design or use of sub par materials in the construction process, which prompt a massive recall of a popular car seat. Unfortunately, many of the problems that prompt car seat recalls are learned of the hard way.
If your child or somebody you know has been seriously injured or killed in a car crash related to the below listed car seat recalls, you should contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of the defective car seat. Please use the form at the bottom of this page to contact an Injury help Network attorney or lawyer. You may also call toll free 24 hrs/day by dialing (866) 879-3040.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Make: FORD
Models:
WINDSTAR
Production Dates: January 20, 1997 - January 29, 1997
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVAN EQUIPPED WITH SECOND ROW BENCH SEATS WITH OPTIONAL INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT (ICS). THE HEADREST LOCKOUT MECHANISM ON THE SEATS MAY NOT ENGAGE AND LOCK THE HEADRESTS IN THE “DOWN” POSITION, AS INTENDED, WHEN THE ICS IS DEPLOYED. A VEHICLE OCCUPANT COULD MOVE THE HEADREST TO THE “UP” POSITION.
Consequence: AS A RESULT OF THE HEADREST BEING IN THE “UP” POSITION, A CHILD SEATED IN THE ICS WOULD RECEIVE LESS THAN THE INTENDED PROTECTION IN THE CHILD HEAD AREA IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
Corrective Action: THE SECOND ROW BENCH SEATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH SEATS BUILT WITH REVISED HEADREST LOCKOUT MECHANISMS.
Notes: OWNER NOTIFICATION: ALL OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE SEATS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA No.: 97V051000
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