# NHTSA recall 17V528000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V528000
- Manufacturer's number: 17C13
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2017\-08\-28
- Owners notified: 2017\-10\-10
- Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
- Units potentially affected: 698

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017 Focus vehicles.  The rear left side seat back frame may have an insufficient weld between the outboard pivot bracket and the pivot nut joint, resulting in the seat back having reduced strength.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."


## What can happen

The reduced seat back strength may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the rear second left side rear seat back as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began October 10, 2017.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 17C13.


## 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 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 698
- Reported remedied: 404 \(57%\)
- Reported unreachable: 8
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 1, 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

- [2017 FORD FOCUS](/makes/ford/focus/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-06\-07 to 2017\-06\-12.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TSB 22\-2104](/bulletins/10209209.md), 2022-03-22, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50502](/bulletins/10208146.md), 2022-02-23, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2236](/bulletins/10199536.md), 2021-08-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 20\-2171](/bulletins/10175895.md), 2020-06-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 18\-2361](/bulletins/10153931.md), 2019-03-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46102](/bulletins/10109079.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin

## 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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