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Ford front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioner initiators could contain an improper generant mix ratio that may prevent the seat belt pretensioners from deploying in the event of a crash.

NHTSA campaign 20V-305 · Reported May 27, 2020 · 1,616 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Transit Connect
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,616
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the seat belts pretensioner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioner initiators could contain an improper generant mix ratio that may prevent the seat belt pretensioners from deploying in the event of a crash.

WHY IT MATTERS

In the event of a crash, the front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-305.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016–2017Ford Transit Connect

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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