Ford Seat Belts: Anchorage

Ford is recalling about 2,622 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
21V979000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Reported
16 December 2021
Vehicles
2,622
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 January 2022
Repaired
93%
Unrepaired
174

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.

  • 2022 Ford Maverick
  • 2021-2022 Ford Mustang Mach E

Repair progress

174 of 2,622 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.

93% repaired — 2,444 of 2,622 reported

Owners not reachable
4

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 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E and 2022 Maverick vehicles. The rear seat belt buckles may not be properly attached to the rear floor assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

What could happen

Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will repair the rear seat belt buckle attachments, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Rear Floor AssemblyLJ9B-R11215-ANRear Floor Assembly
  • Rear Floor AssemblyNZ6B-E11215-A/C/DRear Floor Assembly

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA16 December 2021
  2. Owners notified28 January 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 93% 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 16 December 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 21C36.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
21C36
Recalling manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Safety standard
FMVSS 208
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.

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