# NHTSA recall 16V343000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V343000
- Manufacturer's number: 16C09
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2016\-05\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-06\-16
- Component: CHILD SEAT:TETHER: CONNECTOR/CLIP
- Units potentially affected: 5

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 24, 2015. An incorrect seat back trim cover was installed on the affected vehicles, blocking the child seat tether anchors in the second row center seating position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child restraint anchorage systems."


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat back trim cover and tether cover bezel on the second row, free of charge.  The recall began on June 16, 2016.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 16C09.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-10\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 5
- Reported remedied: 3 \(60%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 LINCOLN MKX](/makes/lincoln/mkx/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-24 to 2015\-09\-24.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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