NHTSA Campaign 17V398000
AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER
NHTSA campaign 17V398000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: knee bolster. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 17V398000 with NHTSA on June 26, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V398000, NHTSA lists up to 3 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 18, 2015 and December 18, 2015.
The 17V398000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V398000 were scheduled from August 8, 2017, 43 days after the report.
17V398000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V398000 ranks 570 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 17V398000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V398000 was 17V123000, reported on February 27, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016 Ford Escape vehicles. The driver's knee airbag modules installed in these vehicles were produced without the inflator gas generant material, and, as a result, the air bags may not inflate properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, if the driver's knee air bag does not inflate as intended, the driver has an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace driver's knee air bag, free of charge. The recall began on August 8, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C11.
Reported June 26, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V398000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V398000, 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: June 26, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted