Ford Seat Belts: Anchorage

Ford is recalling about 2,590 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. An occupant that is not be properly restrained is at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Campaign
15V867000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
22 December 2015
Vehicles
2,590
Built between
Jan 2015 – Mar 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 February 2016
Repaired
67%
Unrepaired
820

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2015 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2015 Ford F-150Built January 2015 to March 2015

Repair progress

820 of 2,590 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.

67% repaired — 1,730 of 2,590 reported

Owners not reachable
40

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford F-150 SuperCrew trucks manufactured January 22, 2015, to March 17, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with driver or front passenger seat belt anchorage assemblies whose pretensioner cable was not properly crimped. As a result, the seat belts may not properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies" and 210, " Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

What could happen

An occupant that is not be properly restrained is at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

What gets fixed

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver and/or front passenger side seat belt retractor(s) and pretensioner(s), free of charge. The recall began on February 12, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2015 to March 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 December 2015
  3. Owners notified12 February 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 67% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 22 December 2015.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C17.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
15C17
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 209
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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