# NHTSA recall 19V023000

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: 19V023000
- Manufacturer's number: 18C08
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2019\-01\-02
- Owners notified: 2019\-05\-08
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 63

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2019 Ford EcoSport vehicles.  The front seat frames may have been improperly welded, resulting in the seat back being improperly secured.  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

A loose seat back can increase the risk of injury in a crash.


## The remedy

Ford has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front seat assemblies, free of charge.  The recall began May 8, 2019.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18C08.


## 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 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 63
- Reported remedied: 44 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3
- Reported removed: 0

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

- [2019 FORD ECOSPORT](/makes/ford/ecosport/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-10 to 2018\-07\-21.

## 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
- [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

## 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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