- Release Date:
- Applicable Country:
- USA
- NHTSA Campaign Number:
- 18V046000
- Manufacturer:
- Ford Motor Company
- Component(s):
-
- AIR BAGS
- FRONTAL
- PASSENGER SIDE
- INFLATOR MODULE
- PASSENGER SIDE
- FRONTAL
- AIR BAGS
Summary
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.
Remedy
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.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other Vehicles Affected By This Recall
- 2009 Ford Fusion
- 2009 Ford Mustang
- 2009 Ford Ranger
- 2010 Ford Mustang
- 2010 Ford Ranger
- 2013 Ford Mustang
Other Recalls For The 2010 Ford Fusion
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 10V161000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 10V222000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 11V574000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 14E028000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 15V793000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 16V384000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 18V775000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 19V001000
- 2010 Ford Fusion Recall NHTSA 19V904000