NHTSA Campaign 15V319000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 15V319000 covers 12 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 15V319000 with NHTSA on May 28, 2015; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 15V319000, NHTSA lists up to 1,018,622 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 20, 2004 and September 22, 2006.
The 15V319000 report reached NHTSA 9 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V319000 were scheduled from June 10, 2016, 379 days after the report.
15V319000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2005–2014.
Owners of the model years 15V319000 covers have filed at least 2,043 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 15V319000 vehicles, the 2007 Ford Mustang has the most (348).
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V319000 ranks 18 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 15V319000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 15V319000 was 14V787000, reported on December 12, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.
Reported May 28, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V319000 (12)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V319000, 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: May 28, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted