NHTSA Campaign 18V023000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V023000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V023000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V023000, NHTSA lists up to 33,310 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 21, 2005 and December 15, 2005.
The 18V023000 report reached NHTSA 12 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V023000 were scheduled from January 16, 2018, 5 days after the report.
18V023000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 18V023000 covers have filed at least 175 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V023000 ranks 227 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V023000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V023000 was 17V803000, reported on December 18, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006 Ford Ranger trucks. Ford is requesting owners NOT TO DRIVE these vehicles until they have been repaired. On January 11, 2018, Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified NHTSA that they are recalling 2,700 model year 2006 Ranger vehicles built with driver-side air bag inflators . As of February 9, 2018, Ford is expanding the recall to a total of 33,310 model year 2006 Ranger vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with sharp metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners instructing them to not drive their vehicles, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall for the original population began on January 16, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S02.
Reported January 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V023000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V023000, 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: January 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted