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2004 Ford FREESTAR Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1284121
Internal NHTSA #	10865531
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	FREESTAR
Model Year	2004
File date	15/05/16
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Ford is not honoring 13v081000 for the third row seat striker problems. Our van which is operated in the kansas city metropolitan area, which heavily salts the roads is having the corrosion problem. Just this weekend we were traveling with all seats occupied when the inner fender well on the rear passenger side broke through with the seat striker mounting bracket hitting the sidewall of the rear tire. Fortunately at the time we were not driving at high speeds and were able to remove the seat occupants and return home safely. The design of this seat striker plate is flawed as there is a reinforcing plate on the inner side of the fender well that results in entrapment of moisture and dirt. This bad design combined with the weight of three people occupying the seat results in stressing of the fender well material. When i went to the ford dealer on monday and gave them my vin they could not find any hint of a recall for this issue on my vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	172000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OLATHE, KS
VIN pattern	2FMZA57604BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Ford FREESTAR Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford FREESTAR Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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