On certain vehicles, seats with a manual recliner may not meet the strength requirements of Canadian regulations. A seatback with reduced strength may not properly restrain an occupant in a crash.
Safety Risk
A seatback that moves in a crash could increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer for an inspection of the driver and front passenger seat recliners. For 2020 model year Explorer and Aviator, dealers will inspect the rear outboard seats. The seat structures will be replaced as required.
On certain vehicles, the seat belts for the driver, front passenger, second and/or third row seats may be incorrect. Canadian regulations require automatic-locking retractors (ALR) are to be installed on forward facing front passenger, second and/or third row seats.
Safety Risk
A non-ALR seat belt would not tightly secure a child seat. This could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Kia will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect the seat belt assemblies. If the seat belts are incorrect, they will be replaced with correct ones.
On certain vehicles, the middle-rear seat belt may not be properly attached to the vehicle body. As a result the seat belt could detach immediately when used, making the middle seating position unavailable. In the unlikely chance that a person did not notice the seat belt was loose, it may come loose while driving or in a crash.
Safety Risk
A seat belt that is not properly attached could create an increased risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Mercedes-Benz will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect the middle-rear seat belt. If the seat belt is not properly attached, it will be reinstalled correctly.
On certain vehicles, the cables that attach the front seat belts could be damaged when the seat belt pretensioners deploy in a crash. As a result, the driver and front passenger seat belts may detach. Note: This an expansion of recall 2016-601.
Safety Risk
A seat belt that detaches may not properly restrain an occupant in a crash. This could increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to apply a coating to protect the front seat belt pretensioner cables.
On one vehicle, the front passenger seatback frame may not have been properly welded. This could cause the seatback to fail if it is loaded heavily (like in a crash).
Safety Risk
A seatback that fails in a crash could create an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify the owner by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to replace the front passenger seat structure.
On certain Ranger SuperCab models, the front-passenger seat belt may not be assembled correctly.
Safety Risk
An improperly assembled seat belt may not properly restrain a passenger in a crash. This could increase the risk of injury.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their truck to a dealer to inspect the front-passenger seat belt. It will be replaced if necessary.
The material on the driver and front passenger seatbacks may not be installed correctly. This could cause it to in interfere with the release button for the head restraint. As a result, the button could be stuck in the ‘release’ position and allow the head restraint to move up and down freely. In a crash, this could allow the head restraint to detach.
Safety Risk
A head restraint that does not remain in place in a crash could create a risk of injury.
Remedy
Mazda will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealership to install a plastic spacer at the bottom of the head restraint lock release button.
On certain cars, due to the seating posture/position of the occupant, the occupant classification system (OCS) may not work properly. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when an adult is seated in the front passenger seat.
Note: When the front passenger-front airbag is turned off, the PASS AIR BAG OFF indicator will light.
Safety Risk
In a crash where an airbag is required, an airbag that does not deploy could increase the risk of injury for an adult passenger.
Remedy
Suzuki will mail a letter to owners to advise of this problem. A second letter will be sent once a corrective action has been determined.
A problem with the driver’s seat belt could cause it not to lock-up as designed during braking or in a crash.
Safety Risk
A seat belt that does not lock properly in a crash could cause an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect the driver’s seat belt assembly and replace it if necessary.
On certain cars, the occupant classification system (OCS) may not work properly. This could cause the airbag system not to turn off the airbag when an infant or child is seated in the passenger seat.
Note: Cars that had repairs completed under Jaguar recall J047 (Transport Canada recall 2014-515) require a second inspection for this recall.
Safety Risk
In a crash, an airbag that deploys in front of an infant or child increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their car to a dealer to inspect the passenger seat belt assembly. The seat belt wiring will be repaired as required.
Note: Children should not be transported in passenger seat until this recall is completed.
On certain vehicles, the front-passenger seat mounts may not have been properly tightened.
Safety Risk
A seat that moves in a crash could result in an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect and, as necessary, tighten the front-passenger seat mounting fasteners.
On certain vehicles, the head-restraint bracket of the rear-right seat may be not be properly welded. This could allow the head-restraint to move in a crash.
Safety Risk
A head-restraint that does not stay in place during a crash could create an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have the rear-right seatback frame replaced.
On certain vehicles, the wiring for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) could break. This would cause the airbag system to not turn off the airbag when an infant or child is seated in the front passenger seat. This problem only affects vehicles with a manual front-passenger seat.
Safety Risk
In a crash, an airbag that deploys in front of an infant or child increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to remove a wiring harness clip. This will prevent the wire from breaking. If the wiring is found damaged, the dealer will replace the front passenger seat cushion.
Note: If the wiring breaks, the SRS airbag warning light will come on and the "Passenger Airbag Off" indicator will not turn on.
On certain coupe and cabriolet models, the front seatbacks may not fully lock on the right side. In a crash, a seatback that is not properly locked could allow unsecured objects from the rear seats to move forward.
Safety Risk
A seatback that is not properly locked could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to inspect front seatbacks and replace them as necessary.
Note: This is an expansion of Recall 2018-161.
On certain vehicles, the bolts for the driver's seat and/or seat belt may not be properly tightened. This could cause the seat or seat belt come loose or detach in a crash. Drivers may notice a rattling noise in the area near the bottom of the seat if the bolts are loose.
Safety Risk
A driver that is not properly restrained could be injured in a crash.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a BMW dealer to have the bolts for the driver's seat and seat belt inspected and tightened, as required.
On certain vehicles, the center-rear seat head restraint may detach in a crash.
Safety Risk
If the head restraint detaches in a crash, it could increase the risk of injury to occupants.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have the center-rear seat head restraint inspected. If the latching pins are missing, the head restraint will be replaced.
On certain vehicles, the mounting points for the rear seat belts may not be properly manufactured. This could cause a seat belt to fail in a crash.
Safety Risk
An occupant that is not properly restrained has a greater chance of being injured in a crash.
Remedy
The company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the body structure modified to improve the strength of the rear seat belt mount.
On certain vehicles, the front seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the cable mounting strap. In a crash, this could cause the seat belt buckle to separate from its mounting point, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant(s).
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the front driver and passenger seat belt buckle assemblies and will replace them if the rivet is not present.
