{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 20V305 (20S25): 2016-2017 Transit Connect",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v305/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V305 (Ford): In the event of a crash, the front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Transit Connect, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 27 May 2020. 1,616 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Transit Connect vehicles. The front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioner initiators could contain an improper generant mix ratio that may prevent the seat belt pretensioners from deploying in the event of a crash. 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: 20S25. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V305 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 front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.” 20V305 Ford Motor Company Seat Belts:Front 27 May 2020 2016-2017 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT In the event of a crash, the front driver and/or passenger seat belt pretensioners may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will insp",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:10:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 20V305 (20S25): 2016-2017 Transit Connect\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v305/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}