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2025-2026 FORD MAVERICK
Tue Mar 31 2026
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Recall Summary
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles. The Occupant Classification Sensor (OCS) unit may fail to correctly detect the presence of an adult or child in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The issue:
Failure to correctly detect a passenger may result in the air bag not deploying as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
How to resolve this:
Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant classification sensor, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed April 13, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in November 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26C19. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 2, 2026.
Affected component:
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Additional notes:
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