- Vehicles
- 37,625
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 March 2022
- Repaired
- 42%
- Unrepaired
- 21,389
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2020-2021 Ford Ranger
Repair progress
21,389 of 37,625 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.
42% repaired — 15,944 of 37,625 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 281
- Scrapped or exported
- 11
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 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."
What could happen
An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Parts involved
- Head Restraint AssemblyMB3Z-21611A08-AARH/LH, Vinyl / Ebony
- Head Restraint AssemblyMB3Z-21611A08-BARH/LH, Cloth / Ash Black
- Head Restraint AssemblyMB3Z-21611A08-CARH/LH, Cloth #2 / Ebony
- Head Restraint AssemblyMB3Z-21611A08-CBRH/LH, Cloth #2 / Medium Stone
- Head Restraint AssemblyMB3Z-21611A08-DARH/LH, Salerno Leather/Ebony
- Head Restraint AssemblyMB3Z-21611A08-DBRH/LH, Salerno Leather / Medium Stone
- Rear Seat Lower Anchorage BracketKB3B-21466B00-AChild Restraint Anchorage
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 September 2021
- Owners notified17 March 2022
- Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 42% 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 30 September 2021.
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 21C24.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 21C24
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 225
- 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.nhtsa.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.