{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V034 (12C22): Model Year 2012 Expedition And Lincoln Navigator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v034/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V034 (Ford): IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT MAY NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED STRENGTH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, model year 2012. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 2 February 2012. 569 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2012 expedition and lincoln navigator vehicles, manufactured from november 19, 2011, through december 2, 2011, for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 202, \"head restraints.\" these vehicles may have inadequate welds on the head … 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: 12C22. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V034 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 SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT MAY NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED STRENGTH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.” 12V034 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Seats:Mid/Rear Assembly 2 February 2012 2012-2012 FORD EXPEDITION, LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT MAY NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED STRENGTH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. F",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:14:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:36:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V034 (12C22): Model Year 2012 Expedition And Lincoln Navigator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v034/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}