NHTSA Campaign 21V765000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 21V765000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seats: mid/rear assembly. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 21V765000 with NHTSA on September 30, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V765000, NHTSA lists up to 37,625 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V765000 were scheduled from March 17, 2022, 168 days after the report.
21V765000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2020.
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V765000 ranks 218 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 21V765000, Ford Motor Company has 21 other recalls on the seats on this site; the one before 21V765000 was 20V414000, reported on July 17, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cab vehicles equipped with rear seats containing fixed head restraints. The fixed head restraints may interfere with proper installation of certain types of child seats. Additionally, the child seat may not attach properly to the lower-rear anchors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage System."
- The risk
- An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the rear-lower child restraint anchorages for correct alignment and adjust as necessary. Separately, dealers will replace the non-removable head restraints with removable head restraints, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 5, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C24.
Reported September 30, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V765000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V765000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted