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."
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Identifiers in this source record
2025 FORD MAVERICKManufacturer campaign: 26C19Part: SZ6Z-26632A22-APart: S1PZ-78632A22-BPart: S1PZ-78632A22-A2026 FORD MAVERICK2025 FORD BRONCO SPORT2026 FORD BRONCO SPORTVehicle: VIN plus the year, make and model. Car seat or equipment: Manufacturer, model and production date from the label. Tire: Brand, tire line, size and DOT tire identification number.
Read the vehicles identification guideWhy this notice was issued
Failure to correctly detect a passenger may result in the air bag not deploying as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Official action
Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant classification sensor, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 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.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- 2025 FORD MAVERICK
- Brand or manufacturer
- FORD
- Source
- NHTSA
- Notice type
- Recall
- Source reference
- 26V201000
- Category
- Vehicles & road safety