NHTSA Campaign 17V123000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 17V123000 covers 5 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 17V123000 with NHTSA on February 27, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V123000, NHTSA lists up to 27,531 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 11, 2014 and February 15, 2017.
Owner notification letters for 17V123000 were scheduled from June 16, 2017, 109 days after the report.
17V123000 covers 3 models from Ford and Lincoln, model years 2016–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V123000 ranks 239 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 17V123000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V123000 was 17V024000, reported on January 10, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's frontal air bag may not fully inflate or the air bag cushion may detach from the air bag module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- During deployment, if the air bag does not fully inflate or the cushion detaches, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C02.
Reported February 27, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V123000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V123000, 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 27, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted