Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2025 Ford Bronco and Ford Ranger models over an issue with seat frame bolts.
The defect: in affected vehicles, the bolts that secure the driver’s seat frame to the body may be loose or missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, “Seating Systems.”
The hazards: a seat with loose or missing fasteners may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Ford is not aware of any reports of accidents or injuries related to this issue.
Components: seat fasteners
Affected vehicles: select 2025 Ford Bronco SUVs produced between February 20th, 2025, and February 21st, 2025, as well as 2025 Ford Ranger pickups built from February 22nd, 2025, and February 23rd, 2025.
Number of vehicles affected: 46
The fix: dealers will inspect the seat fasteners and tighten or install new fasteners as necessary, free of charge.
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on May 19th, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25C16.
Contacts:
- Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
- FoMoCo Recall Number: 25C16
- NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
- NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
- NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov
Comments
Given the small number of vehicles affected, it sounds like the bolt-the-seat-down worker stepped out for a bathroom break without informing the group leader two days in a row.
………………………………………….. so are we calling this an “unauthorized bolt movement”??
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Are you kidding me?.Another FoMoCo mess up.