# NHTSA recall 18V805000

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: 18V805000
- Manufacturer's number: 18S37
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2018\-11\-14
- Owners notified: 2019\-02\-15
- Component: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 34946

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2018 Lincoln Navigator, and Ford Expedition vehicles.  The second row center seat track assemblies may be missing one or both of the J\-Channel reinforcement brackets, possibly allowing the seat to move in the event of a crash.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, a seat that moves may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the second row center seat for any missing J\-channel reinforcement brackets,  replacing the center seat frame assembly as necessary, free of charge.  An interim owner notification was sent on December 21, 2018.  A second letter will be mailed once the remedy is available.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S37


## 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 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 34946
- Reported remedied: 30139 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 195
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 2, 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

- [2018 FORD EXPEDITION](/makes/ford/expedition/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-14 to 2018\-08\-18.
- [2018 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR](/makes/lincoln/navigator/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-31 to 2018\-08\-18.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SSM 55226](/bulletins/11038439.md), 2026-10-12, Service bulletin
- [SSM 55037](/bulletins/11035233.md), 2026-07-27, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2396](/bulletins/10248357.md), 2024-01-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 23\-2036](/bulletins/10232488.md), 2023-03-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51311](/bulletins/10230924.md), 2023-02-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2104](/bulletins/10209209.md), 2022-03-22, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2101](/bulletins/10209208.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 21\-2235](/bulletins/10199535.md), 2021-08-02, 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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