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Ford these seats fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.

NHTSA campaign 11V-063 · Reported February 2, 2011 · 1,658 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Explorer
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,658
REMEDY
FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

FORD MOTOR COMPANY reported a problem with the seats. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THESE SEATS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS."

WHY IT MATTERS

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BACK MAY NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED STRENGTH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

WHAT TO DO

FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 11V-063.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011Ford Explorer

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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