Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published September 30, 2021
Ford 2020 Ranger Seats Recall: Child Seat Safety Risk
Ford recalls 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cabs with fixed head restraints that may interfere with child seat installation, risking injury in crashes. Owners must have rear seat anchorages checked and head restraints replaced.
“Ford 2020 Ranger Seats Recall: Child Seat Safety Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/79400-ford-2020-ranger-seats-recall-child-seat-safety-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #21V765000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=21V765000).
Ford Motor Company recalled 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cab vehicles due to improperly attached child seat anchorages, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on September 30, 2021. Dealers will inspect and adjust anchorages and replace head restraints free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Ford Ranger, 2020-2021
What to do
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. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
The hazard
An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash. The fixed head restraints may interfere with proper installation of certain types of child seats, and the child seat may not attach properly to the lower-rear anchors.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Ford Motor Company has 643 other recalls on record since 2010-01-29. Other recent recalls of similar products include 2026 Jeep Wrangler Child Seat Recall: Risk of Injury During Crash (2026-04-09), Audi Q6 E-Tron 2025 Seat Belts Recall: Child Seat Injury Risk (2025-12-19), and Mercedes-Benz 2026 GLC 300 Seat Belts Recall: Child Injury Risk in Crashes (2026-03-20).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2020-2021 Ford Ranger Super Cab has rear seats with fixed head restraints. The recall covers vehicles that fail to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 225 for child restraint anchorages.
Brand
Ford
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Rear Seat Anchors
Dealers will inspect and adjust rear-lower child restraint anchorages for correct alignment.
Replace Head Restraints
Dealers will replace non-removable head restraints with removable head restraints at no cost.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
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. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C24.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 6 months after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Interim owner letters mailed
3Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Ford
We’ve drafted a message you can send Ford to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 21V765000 — Ford 2020 Ranger Seats Recall: Child Seat Safety Risk
Hello,
I own a Ford 2020 Ranger Seats Recall: Child Seat Safety Risk that is covered by recall 21V765000 from Ford.
The official recall notice states: 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. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C24.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
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