NHTSA campaign 21V765000 · Ford campaign 21C24

Ford Recall 21V-765: Child Seat May Not Attach Properly/FMVSS 225

NHTSA recall 21V765000 (Ford campaign 21C24) was reported by Ford Motor Company on September 30, 2021, with 37,625 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Ranger for model years 2020–2021. Owners were notified on March 17, 2022, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 21V765000 (also written 21V-765 or 21V765)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 21C24
Report received: September 30, 2021
Potentially affected: 37,625 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats — Mid/Rear Assembly
Owners notified: March 17, 2022
Safety standard: FMVSS 225

Repair completion: 56.32% (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 21V765000. 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 Ranger
- 2020, 2021

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 21V765000.

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

An improperly attached child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 21V765000

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.