Ford Ranger (2020-2021): Child seat
Recall 21V765000 · Sep 30, 2021 · Ford Motor Company
37,625
vehicles affected
37,625
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21V765000
- Date
- Sep 30, 2021
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 37,625
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Child seat > Vehicle LATCH anchor; Seats > Mid/rear assembly
- Model years
- 2020-2021
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Ranger Super Cab vehicles equipped with rear seats containing fixed head restraints. The fixed head restraints may interfere with proper installation of certain types of child seats. Additionally, the child seat may not attach properly to the lower-rear anchors. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage System."
What can happen
An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 21V765000?
1 model: Ford Ranger (2020-2021), about 37,625 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 21V765000?
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.
What can happen?
An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.