Campaign 24V-778

Second-row child seat tether anchors may not properly secure a child seat, due to incomplete thread engagement

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Maverick vehicles. The second-row child seat tether anchors may not properly secure a child seat, due to incomplete thread engagement. 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 seat that is not secured properly increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will repair the tether anchorage points, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C33.

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 nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 24V778000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is 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 24V-778
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Ford	Maverick	2024	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

23V-198 Mar 24, 2023
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…
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
00V-304 Oct 4, 2000
Vehicle description: certain crew vans failed to comply with the requirements of fmvss 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." these vehicles,…