Ford Motor Company: Seat Belts:Rear/Other:Retractor (2025 FORD ESCAPE, 2025 LINCOLN CORSAIR, 2026 FORD ESCAPE…)
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The text below is copied from the official NHTSA record. If anything differs, the official notice is correct.
- Company / brand
- Ford Motor Company
- Product
- 2025 FORD ESCAPE; 2025 LINCOLN CORSAIR; 2026 FORD ESCAPE; 2026 LINCOLN CORSAIR
- Reason / hazard
- An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- What to do (remedy)
- Dealers will inspect and secure, or replace the seat belt retractor bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C68. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 15, 2025.
- Distribution / sold at
- Potentially affected: 780
- Defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Corsair and Escape vehicles. The seat belt retractors for the left and right rear passenger seats may not be securely fastened.
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
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