NHTSA Campaign 07V541000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 07V541000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 07V541000 with NHTSA on November 21, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V541000, NHTSA lists up to 45 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 1, 2007 and October 22, 2007.
The 07V541000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V541000 were scheduled from November 20, 2007.
07V541000 covers 4 models from Ford, model years 2008.
Owners of the model years 07V541000 covers have filed at least 26 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V541000 vehicles, the 2008 Ford Focus has the most (26).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V541000 ranks 200 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 07V541000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V541000 was 03V144000, reported on April 9, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ASSEMBLED.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER AIR BAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING AND REDUCE OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE YOUR DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 07C19.
Reported November 21, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V541000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V541000, 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: November 21, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted