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.
An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Ford is recalling certain 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cab vehicles with fixed head restraints that could interfere with child seat installation. This poses a risk of injury in crashes if child seats aren't properly secured.
The fixed head restraints may interfere with child seat installation, causing improper attachment. Child seats might not secure properly to the lower rear anchors, increasing crash injury risk.
Owners of 2020-2021 Ford Ranger Super Cabs with rear seats containing fixed head restraints are affected. Parents using child seats in these vehicles are most at risk.
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.
Dealers will inspect and adjust rear-lower child restraint anchorages for correct alignment.
Dealers will replace non-removable head restraints with removable head restraints at no cost.
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.
The fixed head restraints may interfere with child seat installation, causing improper attachment and increasing crash injury risk.
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.
Dealers will inspect and adjust rear-lower child restraint anchorages and replace non-removable head restraints with removable ones at no cost.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Ford to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 21V765000 — Ford Ford Hello, I own a Ford 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.
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