NHTSA Campaign 01V082000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 01V082000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V082000 with NHTSA on March 12, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V082000, NHTSA lists up to 268 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 26, 2001 and February 28, 2001.
Owner notification letters for 01V082000 were scheduled from March 19, 2001, 7 days after the report.
01V082000 covers 6 models from Ford, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V082000 ranks 184 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V082000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 01V082000 was 00V412000, reported on December 6, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE INFLATOR CANISTER IN THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE MAY HAVE AN INADEQUATE WELD NEAR THE IGNITER.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN REDUCED OCCUPANT PROTECTION, OR A BURN INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 19, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported March 12, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V082000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V082000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 12, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted