Ford recalls 2025–2026 Maverick and Bronco Sport vehicles over faulty front passenger seat sensor
The sensor that detects whether an adult or child is in the front passenger seat may fail, so the passenger air bag might not deploy as intended and the risk of injury in a crash goes up.
What to do
Dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant classification sensor for free. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 and refer to recall number 26C19.
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Recall details
- Product
- Ford Maverick, Bronco Sport 2025–2026
- Company
- Ford Motor Company
- Hazard
- Failure to correctly detect a passenger may result in the air bag not deploying as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Units
- 3,170 vehicles
- Owner notification
- June 25, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 31, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V201000
- Manufacturer campaign number: 26C19
- Model years: 2025–2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
- Defect
- 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.
- Corrective 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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