Ford · Canada · High
Ford F-150: Seats and Restraints
Affects Ford F-150 · 1997 — about 11K vehicles.
The hazard
VEHICLES MAY HAVE MISSING OR INCORRECTLY INSTALLED SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE ATTACHMENTS. A MISSING ATTACHMENT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE DETECTED BY THE OCCUPANT UPON INITIAL USE OF A SEAT BELT. A LOOSE FASTENER (ENGAGED BY ONLY ONE OR TWO THREADS) COULD EVENTUALLY DETACH AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF OCCUPANT RESTRAINT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. CORRECTION: SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.
What to do
Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.
Critical — crash/injury risk now
High — injury risk; see remedy
Moderate — fix at next service
Low — minor / informational