NHTSA recall 14V787000

What's wrong: Ford motor company, (Ford) is conducting a regional recall for certain model year 2005-2006 Ford gt vehicles vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in florida, hawaii, puerto rico, the u.s. Virgin islands, saipan, guam, and american samoa, as well as certain areas of alabama, mississippi,…

Why it matters: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengerâ’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2015.