NHTSA Campaign 21V076000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 21V076000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 21V076000 with NHTSA on February 17, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 21V076000, NHTSA lists up to 144,340 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V076000 were scheduled from March 17, 2021, 28 days after the report.
21V076000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2004–2006.
Owners of the model years 21V076000 covers have filed at least 496 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V076000 vehicles, the 2004 Ford Ranger has the most (189).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V076000 ranks 135 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 21V076000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V076000 was 21V081000, reported on February 16, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Reported February 17, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V076000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V076000, 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 17, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted