Mid/rear Seats Assembly Problems of Ford Transit Connect

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Transit Connect. The contact stated that the plastic behind the armrest fractured, which could cause a laceration while entering or exiting the vehicle. The contact also stated that the seat backs for the rear seats were missing and could cause injuries in the event of a crash. John c. Stewart & son inc (located at 5227 vt-103, cuttingsville, vt 05738, (802) 492-3312) was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the same failures were evident in several 2016 Ford Transit Connect vans. The manufacturer was informed of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

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While driving slowly through my neighborhood, the left rear seat support broke causing the driver seat to lean back and to the left. The photo will show the 2 points of failure. I use the driver seat in the fullest back position and lowest down adjustment for a tall driver.

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While cleaning the interior of the vehicle, I noticed that the rear split bench seat would not lock onto the floor mounting points after I had folded it up to clean beneath it and attempted to return it to it's original position. The rear seats are now secured only by the two shoulder level latches on the sides of the vehicle. While inspecting the mechanism it appears that two of the three latch mechanisms have missing or broken return springs. This worries me because I mount my five year old sons car seat to this bench seat.

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