Ford Maverick Seat Recall2024 · Free Repair
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Maverick vehicles. The second-row child seat tether anchors may not properly secure a child seat, due to incomplete thread engagement.
Is Your Maverick Included?
Enter your 17-character VIN — we query NHTSA in real time and show whether 24V-778000 (and any other open campaign) applies to your exact vehicle.
What Happened — and How It's Fixed
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Maverick vehicles. The second-row child seat tether anchors may not properly secure a child seat, due to incomplete thread engagement. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
A child seat that is not secured properly increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Dealers will repair the tether anchorage points, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C33.
Verified as of 2026-08-28 against NHTSA · Recall 24V-778000 on NHTSA.gov
What To Do
Run your VIN
Confirm 24V-778000 applies to your exact Maverick 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 Maverick before the seat recall repair?⌄
NHTSA issued no park-outside or do-not-drive advisory for campaign 24V-778000. Schedule the free repair promptly — until it is completed, the defect described above is still present on affected Maverick vehicles.
Which vehicles are affected?⌄
Campaign 24V-778000 covers certain 2024 Ford Maverick 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 Maverick. Should I check this recall?⌄
Yes — run the VIN before you buy. If campaign 24V-778000 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.
