2022 Ford Maverick, 2021–2022 Ford Mustang Mach E Recall: Rear seat belt buckles may not be properly attached to the rear floor…

NHTSA campaign 21V979000 · Seat Belts · filed Dec 16, 2021 · verified Jul 30, 2026

Units reported

Manufacturer

Ford Motor Company

Risk

Crash / injury

Owner letters

Mailing began Jan 28, 2022

The defect

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 Protection," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

The risk

Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

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The fix — what to do

Dealers will repair the rear seat belt buckle attachments, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C36.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Affected vehicles

Make	Model	Model years
Ford	Maverick	2022
Ford	Mustang Mach E	2021, 2022

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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 21V979000 (manufacturer number 21C36). Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.