The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Edge and Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. The child seat tether wire welds on the second-row left-side seat back frame may be insufficient, which can reduce the seat's ability to properly restrain a child during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The risk
A child that is not properly restrained during a crash can have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the left-side second-row seat back frame, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C09.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Edge | 2023 |
| Lincoln Nautilus | 2023 |
Components: CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE TETHER ANCHOR
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 Edge | 2023 | 23 | 4 |
| Lincoln Nautilus | 2023 | 7 | 3 |
Other child seat recalls in 2023
4 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the child seat; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 23V677000 6 Oct 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 23V339000 11 May 2023 | General Motors, LLC |
| 23V137000 2 Mar 2023 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023