Ford Canada is recalling 33,262 Freestar minivans from 2004-2007 due to rust issues.
On certain vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada), corrosion can occur at the latch for the forward portion of the third-row seat. Continued corrosion in this area may result in the inability to fully latch the forward portion of the seat into its seating position, which could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Ford dealers will install new third-row seat latch striker mounting brackets which relocate the seat latch strikers from the potentially corroded area. In addition, dealers will install overlay panels on the exterior of the wheel wells to prevent water and corrosive elements from entering the vehicle.
Source: Transports Canada
On certain vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada), corrosion can occur at the latch for the forward portion of the third-row seat. Continued corrosion in this area may result in the inability to fully latch the forward portion of the seat into its seating position, which could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Ford dealers will install new third-row seat latch striker mounting brackets which relocate the seat latch strikers from the potentially corroded area. In addition, dealers will install overlay panels on the exterior of the wheel wells to prevent water and corrosive elements from entering the vehicle.
Source: Transports Canada
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