NHTSA Campaign 11V107000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 11V107000 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 11V107000 with NHTSA on February 23, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V107000, NHTSA lists up to 1,325,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2004 and January 24, 2006.
The 11V107000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V107000 were scheduled from March 23, 2011, 28 days after the report.
11V107000 covers 2 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 11V107000 covers have filed at least 151 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V107000 vehicles, the 2005 Ford F-150 has the most (101).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V107000 ranks 6 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 11V107000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 11V107000 was 08V082000, reported on February 25, 2008.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 F-150 PICK UP TRUCKS AS WELL AS CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 LINCOLN MARK LT VEHICLES. IF THE CLOCKSPRING JUMPER WIRE COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG LOWER HORN PLATE, THE WIRE INSULATION MAY BECOME CHAFED, CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR A SHORT CIRCUIT. IF THIS OCCURS THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT SERVICE IS REQUIRED.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IF OCCURRING WHILE IN MOTION.
- The fix
- FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSTRUCT THEM TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO A FORD OR LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALER TO HAVE A NEW CLOCKSPRING JUMPER WIRE INSTALLED THAT INCORPORATES A PROTECTIVE MESH COVER. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THIS SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SOME VEHICLES IN MARCH 2011. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ON THE EXPANDED POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MAY 9, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.
- Notes
- FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11S18.
Reported February 23, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V107000 (4)
Lincoln (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V107000, 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 23, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted