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Ford affected vehicles are equipped with second row center seat belt buckles that may not be properly secured to the seat.

NHTSA campaign 20V-549 · Reported September 10, 2020 · 29 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Explorer
VEHICLES AFFECTED
29
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the second row center seat assembly, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the rear/other buckle assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles are equipped with second row center seat belt buckles that may not be properly secured to the seat.

WHY IT MATTERS

Vehicles with seat belt buckles that are not properly secured may fail to restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the second row center seat assembly, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-549.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2020Ford 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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