{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V979 (21C36): 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E and 2022 Maverick",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v979/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V979 (Ford): Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Maverick, Ford Mustang Mach E, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 16 December 2021. 2,622 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E and 2022 Maverick vehicles. The rear seat belt buckles may not be properly attached to the rear floor assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, \"Occupant 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: 21C36. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V979 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: “Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V979 Ford Motor Company Seat Belts:Rear/Other:Anchorage 16 December 2021 2021-2022 FORD MAVERICK, FORD MUSTANG MACH E Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:13:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:22:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V979 (21C36): 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E and 2022 Maverick\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v979/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}