NHTSA safety recall

Recall 90V045000

Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/devices — Ford · reported 8 Mar 1990 · 268 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE "FASTEN SEAT BELTS" WARNING LIGHTS MAY NOT WORK WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED TO THE "ON" POSITION DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

The risk

OCCUPANTS WOULD NOT RECEIVE THIS WARNING TO USE SAFETY BELTS AND CARS WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208.

The fix

FORD WILL REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS IN THE AFFECTED CARS.

SYSTEM: SAFETY BELT WARNING LIGHTS; FMVSS 208.

NHTSA campaign
90V045000
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Report received
8 Mar 1990
Owners notified
19 Apr 1990
Potentially affected
268

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1990 Ford Festiva

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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