Ford Motor Company: Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 22, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,204. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Explorer, F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 vehicles equipped with a manual driver's seat back recliner mechanism. In the event of a crash, the seat back frame may not restrain the occupant due to having inadequate welds. As such, these vehicles may not meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202a, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."
The risk
If the occupant is not adequately restrained in the event of a crash, they have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the seat back frame, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2017. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C08.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Ford Explorer | 1,704 | 14 | 11 | 34 |
| 2017 Ford F-150 | 1,465 | 18 | 21 | 42 |
| 2017 Ford F-250 SD | 1,155 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 2017 Ford F-350 SD | 575 | 14 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 Ford F-450 SD | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Ford F-550 SD | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 17V332000.
Full record for the 2017 Ford Explorer → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →