NHTSA Campaign 21V158000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 21V158000 covers 35 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Ford Motor Company filed the report for 21V158000 with NHTSA on March 10, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 21V158000, NHTSA lists up to 2,602,668 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V158000 were scheduled from April 9, 2021, 30 days after the report.
21V158000 covers 7 models from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, model years 2006–2012.
Owners of the model years 21V158000 covers have filed at least 7,186 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V158000 vehicles, the 2008 Ford Fusion has the most (638).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V158000 ranks 3 of 582 Ford Motor Company recalls on this site.
Besides 21V158000, Ford Motor Company has 42 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 21V158000 was 21V076000, reported on February 17, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high 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
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
Reported March 10, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V158000 (35)
Ford (15)
Lincoln (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V158000, 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: March 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted