NHTSA Campaign 08V082000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 08V082000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 08V082000 with NHTSA on February 25, 2008; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 08V082000, NHTSA lists up to 434,593 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 22, 2005 and January 31, 2008.
The 08V082000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V082000 were scheduled from March 3, 2008, 7 days after the report.
08V082000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2005–2008.
Owners of the model years 08V082000 covers have filed at least 1,051 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V082000 vehicles, the 2007 Ford Mustang has the most (348).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V082000 ranks 29 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 08V082000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 08V082000 was 07V541000, reported on November 21, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING 434,593 MY 2008 MUSTANG VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE NECK INJURY REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION," FOR AN UNBELTED 5TH PERCENTILE FEMALE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE IT IS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION.
- The risk
- DURING AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, IF A SMALL FEMALE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WEARING THE SAFETY BELT, AND HAS THE SEAT IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION, THERE MAY BE AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR A NECK INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 3, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332 OR THROUGH EMAIL TO WWW.OWNERCONNECTION.COM.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 08C02.
Reported February 25, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V082000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V082000, 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: February 25, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted