# NHTSA recall 22V247000

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: 22V247000
- Manufacturer's number: 22S23
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2022\-04\-14
- Owners notified: 2022\-07\-29
- Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
- Units potentially affected: 933
- Part numbers: MC5B\-S611E60\-KHW, MC5B\-S611E61\-JHW/KHW

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2022 Lincoln Aviator vehicles.  The front\-row driver and passenger seat power head restraint cushion may detach from the head restraint assembly when adjusted to the full forward position.


## What can happen

A detached head restraint cushion can increase the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the front\-row passenger and driver head restraints, free of charge.  Interim owner notification letters to notify owners of the safety risk were mailed May 11, 2022.  Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 22S23.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 933
- Reported remedied: 875 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 4
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2022 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2022/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 55226](/bulletins/11038439.md), 2026-10-12, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51720](/bulletins/10237972.md), 2023-06-22, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51293](/bulletins/10230795.md), 2023-01-31, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2418](/bulletins/10226934.md), 2022-12-02, Service bulletin
- [SSM 51056](/bulletins/10219065.md), 2022-09-01, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50868](/bulletins/10214496.md), 2022-06-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50770](/bulletins/10211904.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50704](/bulletins/10210423.md), 2022-04-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50591](/bulletins/10209215.md), 2022-03-22, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2100](/bulletins/10209207.md), 2022-03-22, 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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