# NHTSA recall 19V651000

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: 19V651000
- Manufacturer's number: 19S29
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2019\-09\-11
- Owners notified: 2019\-11\-08
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 311907

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with power front seats.  The seat frames may have sharp edges.


## What can happen

Occupants my contact the sharp edges when reaching between the power front seat and center console, increasing their risk of injury.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install protective tape on the exposed inside edge and tab of the power seat frames, free of charge.  The recall began November 8, 2019.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 19S29.


## 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 2021 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-04\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 311907
- Reported remedied: 195743 \(62%\)
- Reported unreachable: 3402
- Reported removed: 14

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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 EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-02\-13 to 2017\-10\-25.

## 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
- [SSM 48431](/bulletins/10170919.md), 2020-02-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2390](/bulletins/10169898.md), 2020-01-07, Service bulletin
- [TSB 19\-2293](/bulletins/10165709.md), 2019-10-04, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47959](/bulletins/10160876.md), 2019-06-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47814](/bulletins/10156883.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47814](/bulletins/10155571.md), 2019-04-01, 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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