Ford Edge Seat Recall2023 · Free Repair
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Edge and Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. The child seat tether wire welds on the second-row left-side seat back frame may be insufficient, which can reduce the seat's ability to properly restrain a child during a crash.
Is Your Edge Included?
Enter your 17-character VIN — we query NHTSA in real time and show whether 23V-198000 (and any other open campaign) applies to your exact vehicle.
What Happened — and How It's Fixed
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Edge and Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. The child seat tether wire welds on the second-row left-side seat back frame may be insufficient, which can reduce the seat's ability to properly restrain a child during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
A child that is not properly restrained during a crash can have an increased risk of injury.
Dealers will replace the left-side second-row seat back frame, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C09.
Verified as of 2026-08-28 against NHTSA · Recall 23V-198000 on NHTSA.gov
What To Do
Run your VIN
Confirm 23V-198000 applies to your exact Edge using the checker above.
Schedule the free repair
Book online or call .
Free, by law
Recall parts and labor are free regardless of age, mileage, or where you bought it.
Keep the paperwork
We provide written proof of completion — useful at resale.
Seat Recall FAQs
Is it safe to drive my Edge before the seat recall repair?⌄
NHTSA issued no park-outside or do-not-drive advisory for campaign 23V-198000. Schedule the free repair promptly — until it is completed, the defect described above is still present on affected Edge vehicles.
Which vehicles are affected?⌄
Campaign 23V-198000 covers certain 2023 Ford Edge vehicles. Model year alone does not settle it — run your VIN in the checker above, which is the definitive answer for your exact vehicle.
What does the repair cost?⌄
Nothing. By federal law, safety recall repairs are free — parts and labor — at any authorized Ford dealer, regardless of the vehicle’s age, mileage, or where it was bought.
I’m buying a used Edge. Should I check this recall?⌄
Yes — run the VIN before you buy. If campaign 23V-198000 is still open on that vehicle, any authorized Ford dealer (including us) completes the repair free of charge, no matter where the vehicle was purchased.
