{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 10V161 (10C11): Ford Explorer, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Ford Fusion and 2 more (2010)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v161/",
  "summary": "Recall 10V161 (Ford): IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEATBACK AND HEAD RESTRAINT MAY MOVE REARWARD, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. Ford's own number: 10C11.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Mercury Mountaineer, model year 2010. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 20 April 2010. 33,256 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2010 fusion, explorer, explorer sport trac, and mercury milan and mountaineer vehicles manufactured between december 15, 2009 through february 3, 2010 equipped with front seat manual recliners. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 10C11. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 10V161 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEATBACK AND HEAD RESTRAINT MAY MOVE REARWARD, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.” 10V161 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner 20 April 2010 2010-2010 FORD EXPLORER, FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, FORD FUSION, MERCURY MILAN, MERCURY MOUNTAINEER IN THE EVENT OF A ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:43:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T03:13:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 10V161 (10C11): Ford Explorer, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Ford Fusion and 2 more (2010)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v161/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}