{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V592 (21C18): 2021-2022 Transit and 2021 Transit Connect",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v592/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V592 (Ford): An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash. Ford's own number: 21C18.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Transit, Ford Transit Connect, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 30 July 2021. 42,493 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Transit and 2021 Transit Connect vehicles. The front passenger seat belt automatic locking retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of … 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: 21C18. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V592 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 unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.” 21V592 Ford Motor Company Seat Belts:Front:Retractor 30 July 2021 2021-2022 FORD TRANSIT, FORD TRANSIT CONNECT An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash. Dealers will inspect the front passenger seat belt assemb",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:57:22+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:47:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V592 (21C18): 2021-2022 Transit and 2021 Transit Connect\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v592/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}