NHTSA Campaign 18V046000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 18V046000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 18V046000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V046000, NHTSA lists up to 327,796 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 19, 2008 and July 24, 2010.
The 18V046000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V046000 were scheduled from May 21, 2018, 130 days after the report.
18V046000 covers 7 models from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, model years 2009–2013.
Owners of the model years 18V046000 covers have filed at least 2,308 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V046000 vehicles, the 2010 Ford Fusion has the most (591).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V046000 ranks 75 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 18V046000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V046000 was 17V803000, reported on December 18, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2009 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp 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 passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Reported January 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V046000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V046000, 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