Ford is issuing a safety recall for select 2020 Expedition SUVs, which may have malfunctioning belt tension sensors in their front passenger seat belt buckles.
In turn, this issue can lead to a misclassification of the size and weight of the occupant and it’s possible that it could go undetected – in which case, the airbag light may not illuminate. Ford fears this simple occupant misclassification could result in passenger injury in the event of a crash.
As of right now, the U.S. automaker isn’t aware of any reported accidents or injuries related to a malfunctioning belt tension sensor, although this definitely isn’t the type of issue you ignore, so a safety recall was definitely the right move.
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Affected vehicles were built at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant from November 27 to December 7, 2019, and include 1,355 units in the United States, 12 in Canada and one in Mexico.
As for the fix, Ford dealers will replace the front passenger seat belt buckle at no cost to the owner of the car. The reference number for this recall is 20S17.
The 2020 Ford Expedition was also part of a much larger recall back in September of last year, alongside the 2018-2020 Explorer, 2018-2020 F-150, 2019-2020 F-Series Super Duty and 2020 Lincoln Aviator. The problem then was with an improperly assembled seat recliner mechanism, which may not have properly restrained the occupants in the event of a crash.
Back then, a total of 483,325 vehicles were designated as being affected across North America.
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