# NHTSA recall 26V201000

> **Ford Motor Company** · 2026 FORD MAVERICK · component: **AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER**

## 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."

## Consequence

Failure to correctly detect a passenger may result in the air bag not deploying as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

## Remedy

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.

## Key facts

- **Campaign number:** 26V201000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MAVERICK
- **Model year:** 2026
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
- **Report received:** 2026-03-31

## Primary source

NHTSA recall lookup: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=26V201000

## Citation

> US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, recall campaign 26V201000 (Ford Motor Company, 2026 FORD). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-30 from https://api.morvs.ai/nhtsa-recall/26V201000. Licensed CC0.

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