{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 16V343 (16C09): Model Year 2016 Lincoln MKX",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v343/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V343 (Ford): An improperly anchored child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Ford's own number: 16C09.",
  "excerpt": "Lincoln Mkx, model year 2016. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 24 May 2016. 5 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 24, 2015. An incorrect seat back trim cover was installed on the affected vehicles, blocking the child seat tether anchors in the second row center seating position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with … 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: 16C09. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V343 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: “An improperly anchored child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash.” 16V343 Ford Motor Company Child Seat:Tether:Connector/Clip 24 May 2016 2016-2016 LINCOLN MKX An improperly anchored child seat can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat back trim cover and tether cover bezel on the second row, free of ch",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:22:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 16V343 (16C09): Model Year 2016 Lincoln MKX\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v343/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}