The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. In the event of a crash, heat from the deployment of a seat belt pretensioner may cause a front seat belt anchor cable to fail.
The risk
A failed seat belt anchor cable cannot properly restrain the front seat occupants, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will apply a protective coating to the seat belt cable, free of charge. The recall began September 9, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S25. Note: This recall is an expansion of a recall 16V-875.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Fusion | 2015 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 2015 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fusion | 2015 | 997 | 13 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 2015 | 84 | 10 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2019
21 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the seat belts; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 19V912000 20 Dec 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V877000 11 Dec 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V880000 11 Dec 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V814000 14 Nov 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V788000 1 Nov 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V766000 25 Oct 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V724000 9 Oct 2019 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 19V690000 1 Oct 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019