NHTSA Campaign 16V110000

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Feb 25, 2016 · 2,894 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 F-150 trucks manufactured April 27, 2015, to November 22, 2015, and equipped with Multi-Contour Seats (MCS). The front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) that calibrates the air bag deployment level may incorrectly classify an adult as a child when the seat massage feature is activated.

Consequence

If an adult is incorrectly classified as a child, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the Occupant Classification System Module (OCSM) with new software, free of charge. The recall began on March 11, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S05.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD F-150 2016 2,894

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V110000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.