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Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2022 Ford Maverick models due to a safety issue with the rear seat belts. Additionally, a stop-sale has been issued for units already on dealer lots.
The defect: in affected vehicles, the rear floor assemblies were produced with tapping plates that may have oversized extruded bolt holes used to attach the rear seat belt buckles.
The hazards: oversized extruded bolt holes may decrease the strength of the fastener jo--t causing inadequate attachment of the rear seat belts during loading, which could cause it to detach and may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
Ford is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this issue.
Components: rear floor assembly tapping plates.
Affected vehicles: select 2022 Ford Maverick models produced between October 6th, 2020 through October 20th, 2021, at the Ford Hermosillo Assembly Plant.
The fix: dealers will replace the defective parts, free of charge.
Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on January 3rd, 2022. The Ford reference number for this recall is 21C36.