Ford Transit Connect: Seats and Restraints

Affects Ford Transit Connect · 2016–2017 — about 131 vehicles.

The hazard

Issue: On certain vehicles, the driver and/or front passenger seat belt pretensioner(s) may not work as designed in a crash. Safety Risk: A seat belt pretensioner that does not work properly in a crash could cause an increased risk of injury. Corrective Actions: Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a Ford dealer to inspect the production date of the driver and front passenger seat belt assemblies. If the date is within the identified range, the dealer will replace the seat belt assembly.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational