{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V652 (21C19): 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v652/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V652 (Ford): Improper deployment of a side air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Ford's own number: 21C19.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, model year 2021. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 23 August 2021. 592 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The side air bag attachment weld studs could detach during the deployment of the side air bag, resulting in an improper deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety … 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: 21C19. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V652 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: “Improper deployment of a side air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.” 21V652 Ford Motor Company Air Bags:Side/Window:Curtain 23 August 2021 2021-2021 FORD EXPLORER, LINCOLN AVIATOR Improper deployment of a side air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Dealers will replace the side air bag assemblies, free of charge. Owner noti",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:59:43+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:47:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V652 (21C19): 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v652/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}