NHTSA campaign 20V791000 · Ford campaign 20C26

Ford Recall 20V-791: Air Bag Missing First Stage Booster/FMVSS 208

NHTSA recall 20V791000 (Ford campaign 20C26) was reported by Ford Motor Company on December 17, 2020, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Transit Connect and Ford Ecosport for model years 2019–2020. Owners were notified on February 18, 2021, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 20V791000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 20V791000 (also written 20V-791 or 20V791)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 20C26
Report received: December 17, 2020
Potentially affected: 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified: February 18, 2021
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Repair completion: 66.67% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 20V791000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Ecosport
- 2020
Ford Transit Connect
- 2019, 2020

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V791000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 EcoSport and 2019-2020 Transit Connect vehicles. Depending on the model, either the driver side or passenger side frontal air bag modules are missing the first-stage booster propellant and sleeve. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety consequence

Air bag modules missing the first-stage booster propellant will not deploy as intended in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bag module on either the driver or passenger side, free of charge. This recall began February 18, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20C26.

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.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 20V791000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.