2018-2025 Ford Models Recalled Over Missing Air Bag Label

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2020-2025 Ford Explorer, 2020-2025 Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Ford Escape, 2020-2024 Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 Ford F-150, 2018-2024 Ford Expedition, and 2018-2024 Lincoln Navigator models over an issue with missing air bag labels.

The defect: in affected vehicles, the air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”

The hazards: without a label that shows the proper restraint usage guidelines, the occupants may have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Components: air bag warning label

Affected vehicles: select 2020-2025 Explorer models built between April 26^th, 2019, and August 27^th, 2024, Aviator crossovers produced between May 2^nd, 2019, and June 13^th, 2024, 2020-2024 Escape models built between July 29^th, 2019, and September 13^th, 2024, Corsair models produced from July 23^rd, 2019, and August 19^th, 2024, 2018-2024 F-150 pickups built between June 7^th, 2017, and October 21^st, 2024, Expedition SUVs built between October 30^th, 2017, and October 1^st, 2024, and Navigator models built between November 4^th, 2017, and October 16^th, 2024.

Number of vehicles affected: 27,678

The fix: Ford will mail owners the warning labels, free of charge.

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on December 16^th, 2024. The Ford reference number for this recall is 24C39.

Contacts:

• Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
• FoMoCo Recall Number: 24C39
• NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
• NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
• NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov