# 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 \(United States\)
- 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT](/makes/ford/transit-connect/2017/recalls.md)

## 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 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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