NHTSA Defect Investigation List for the 1992 Ford Probe
The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) is an office within the NHTSA which investigates serious safety problems in the design, construction or performance of vehicles. The NHTSA is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles, if the ODI finds a safety issue. NHTSA investigations for the 1992 Ford Probe, both ongoing and closed, are listed below:
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AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT NHTSA Defect Investigation #RQ98011
Component: Seat Belts:Front:Webbing
Summary: The recall defect is the motorized shoulder belt track assembly which may wear sufficiently under certain conditions causing the buckle assembly to jam in place.
NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #RQ98011 »
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SEATBACK RECLINE MECHANISM FAILURE NHTSA Defect Investigation #DP07001
Component: Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner
Summary: On June 29, 2007, NHTSA received a petition from mr. Richard H. mcswain of mcswain engineering Inc., requesting that the Agency investigate seatback recliner failure in the subject vehicles. The petitioner identified a failure mode involving bypass of the seatback stop pin which could result in a false or partial engagement of the sector and pawl teeth, allowing the seatback to recline in a vehicular collision. ODI believes that the alleged failure mode may be the result of progressive wear and tear of the seatback stop pin, the seatback stop, and other seat components in vehicles that are, on average, 17 years old. Available data do not suggest that this has occurred with a notable frequency. ODI reviewed its consumer complaint data received over the last nineteen years and found no complaints of seatback collapse (with or without a vehicle collision) in the subject vehicles. Considering the advanced age of the subject vehicles, it is unlikely that NHTSA would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect as defined by the petitioner at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition. The statutory requirement that the manufacturer provide a free remedy does not apply if the vehicle was bought by the first purchaser more than 10 calendar years before an order is issued. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.
NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #DP07001 »