The defect
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."
The risk
Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will repair the rear seat belt buckle attachments, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C36.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Maverick | 2022 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2021, 2022 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE
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 Maverick | 2022 | 150 | 28 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2021 | 351 | 13 |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2022 | 139 | 9 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2021
42 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the seat belts; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 21V958000 9 Dec 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V900000 18 Nov 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 21V889000 17 Nov 2021 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 21V893000 17 Nov 2021 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 21V680000 5 Nov 2021 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 21V811000 15 Oct 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V796000 13 Oct 2021 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 21V703000 10 Sept 2021 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021