{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 16V475 (16C11): Model Year 2016 Ford Explorer and F-150",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v475/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V475 (Ford): The seat back may not adequately restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Ford's own number: 16C11.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Ford F-150, model year 2016. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 28 June 2016. 5,280 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Explorer and F-150 vehicles equipped with a manual recline driver's seat. The seat back frame may have insufficient welds which may not meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202, \"Head Restraints\" and 207, … 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: 16C11. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V475 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: “The seat back may not adequately restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 16V475 Ford Motor Company Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner 28 June 2016 2016-2016 FORD EXPLORER, FORD F-150 The seat back may not adequately restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:31:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 16V475 (16C11): Model Year 2016 Ford Explorer and F-150\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v475/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}