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NHTSA Campaign 21V158000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Ford Motor Company · Reported Mar 10, 2021 · 2,602,668 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD EDGE 2007 2,602,668
FORD EDGE 2008 2,602,668
FORD EDGE 2009 2,602,668
FORD EDGE 2010 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2006 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2007 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2008 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2009 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2010 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2011 2,602,668
FORD FUSION 2012 2,602,668
FORD RANGER 2007 2,602,668
FORD RANGER 2008 2,602,668
FORD RANGER 2009 2,602,668
FORD RANGER 2010 2,602,668
FORD RANGER 2011 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKX 2007 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKX 2008 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKX 2009 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKX 2010 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2006 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2007 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2008 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2009 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2010 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2011 2,602,668
LINCOLN MKZ 2012 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2006 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2007 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2008 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2009 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2010 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2011 2,602,668
LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2012 2,602,668
MERCURY MILAN 2006 2,602,668
MERCURY MILAN 2007 2,602,668
MERCURY MILAN 2008 2,602,668
MERCURY MILAN 2009 2,602,668
MERCURY MILAN 2010 2,602,668
MERCURY MILAN 2011 2,602,668

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V158000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.