Campaign 23V-198

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…

Defect summary

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."

Consequence

A child that is not properly restrained during a crash can have an increased risk of injury.

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V198000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about child seats on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-198
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Ford	Edge	2023	0
Lincoln	Nautilus	2023	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

24V-778 Oct 18, 2024
Second-row child seat tether anchors may not properly secure a child seat, due to incomplete thread engagement
21V-765 Sep 30, 2021
Fixed head restraints may interfere with proper installation of certain types of child seats
16V-343 May 24, 2016
Incorrect seat back trim cover was installed on the affected vehicles, blocking the child seat tether anchors in the second row center seating…
15V-707 Oct 26, 2015
Front and rear seat belts and child seat tether anchors may have been damaged in shipping from the supplier to the vehicle assembly plant and may…
15V-476 Jul 29, 2015
Vehicles were intended to seat five passengers, but were delivered without the second row seating