{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 20V549 (20S50): 2020 Explorer",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v549/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V549 (Ford): Vehicles with seat belt buckles that are not properly secured may fail to restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, model year 2020. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 10 September 2020. 29 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with second row center seat belt buckles that may not be properly secured to the seat. 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: 20S50. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V549 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: “Vehicles with seat belt buckles that are not properly secured may fail to restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 20V549 Ford Motor Company Seat Belts:Rear/Other:Buckle Assembly 10 September 2020 2020-2020 FORD EXPLORER Vehicles with seat belt buckles that are not properly secured may fail to restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the second row center seat assembly, free of charge. ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:19:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:18:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 20V549 (20S50): 2020 Explorer\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v549/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}