{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"18V805000","date":"2018-11-14","owner_notified":"2019-02-15","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY","summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018 Lincoln Navigator, and Ford Expedition vehicles.  The second row center seat track assemblies may be missing one or both of the J-Channel reinforcement brackets, possibly allowing the seat to move in the event of a crash.","consequence":"In the event of a crash, a seat that moves may not properly restrain the seat occupant, increasing their risk of injury.","remedy":"Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the second row center seat for any missing J-channel reinforcement brackets,  replacing the center seat frame assembly as necessary, free of charge.  An interim owner notification was sent on December 21, 2018.  A second letter will be mailed once the remedy is available.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 18S37","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.","mfr_campaign":"18S37","part_number":null,"units":34946,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2020-2","period_to":"2020-2","submitted":"2020-07-29","involved":34946,"remedied":30139,"unreachable":195,"removed":1,"remedied_percent":86,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2018,"make":"FORD","model":"EXPEDITION","vehicle_id":"2018_ford_expedition","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-03-14","built_to":"2018-08-18"},{"year":2018,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAVIGATOR","vehicle_id":"2018_lincoln_navigator","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-03-31","built_to":"2018-08-18"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/18V805000"}