# Transport Canada recall 2020391

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2020391
- Manufacturer's number: 20S48
- Reported: 2020\-08\-25
- Component: Airbag
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 34

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, the fasteners that attach the side airbag to the front seat backs may not have been tightened properly. As a result, the side airbag may not deploy properly in a crash.

Safety Risk:

An airbag that does not work properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Corrective Actions:

Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to verify that the fasteners for the side airbags and seat back modules are properly tightened.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2020/recalls.md)
- [2020 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2020/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.

- [TSB 22\-2190](/bulletins/10211911.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2297](/bulletins/10201624.md), 2021-09-30, 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2020391](/v1/recalls/tc/2020391)

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