NHTSA Campaign 19V001000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 19V001000 covers 17 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 19V001000 with NHTSA on January 7, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V001000, NHTSA lists up to 782,384 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 14, 2008 and June 21, 2014.
The 19V001000 report reached NHTSA 5 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V001000 were scheduled from February 13, 2019, 37 days after the report.
19V001000 covers 8 models from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, model years 2010–2014.
Owners of the model years 19V001000 covers have filed at least 2,962 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V001000 vehicles, the 2010 Ford Fusion has the most (591).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V001000 ranks 22 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 19V001000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V001000 was 18V806000, reported on November 14, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 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 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or 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 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY 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. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
Reported January 7, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V001000 (17)
Ford (10)
Mercury (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V001000, 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 7, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted