NHTSA recall 20V305000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 20V305000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 20S25 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2020-05-27 |
| Owners notified | 2020-08-07 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER; SEAT BELTS:FRONT |
| Units potentially affected | 1616 |
| Part numbers | DT11-1761294-AHW, DT11-1761295-AFW |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-07-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1616 |
| Reported remedied | 1140 (70%) |
| Reported unreachable | 20 |
| Reported removed | 3 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Transit Connect vehicles. The front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioner initiators could contain an improper generant mix ratio that may prevent the seat belt pretensioners from deploying in the event of a crash.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, the front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge. This recall began August 7, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S25.
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.
| 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT | |
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| 2017 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SSM 46102 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatbelt retracts at a high rate of speed. The Workshop Manual, Section 501-20A General Procedures has been updated with a locked seatbelt retractor releasing procedure. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.