Ford Motor Company: Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 28, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 639,137. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with rear outboard seats and manual seat back recliner mechanisms. The recliner mechanisms may be missing the third pawl required for seat back strength, resulting in a loose seat back. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."
The risk
A seat back with an improperly assembled recliner mechanism may have reduced strength and may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the seat structure and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19C07.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ford Escape | 1,619 | 23 | 4 | 20 |
| 2020 Ford Expedition | 428 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 Ford Explorer | 1,249 | 33 | 10 | 37 |
| 2020 Ford F-150 | 742 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| 2020 Ford F-450 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 Ford F-550 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Ford Redundant F-250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Ford Redundant F-350 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Lincoln Aviator | 110 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 Ford Expedition | 526 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 Ford Explorer | 300 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 Ford F-150 | 1,345 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 Ford F-450 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 Ford F-550 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 Ford Redundant F-250 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ford Redundant F-350 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ford Explorer | 734 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 Ford F-150 | 2,327 | 19 | 33 | 64 |
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 19V633000.
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