NHTSA recall 17V024000

Air Bags · Ford Motor Company

January 10, 2017report date

654,695units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: Virgin islands, or "zone a." Additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford ranger, edge, fusion and mustang, Lincoln mkx, mkz and zephyr and Mercury milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio,…

Why it matters: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1,…

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All model years NHTSA lists

2007 Ford Edge, 2008 Ford Edge, 2009 Ford Edge, 2006 Ford Fusion, 2007 Ford Fusion, 2008 Ford Fusion, 2009 Ford Fusion, 2012 Ford Fusion, 2005 Ford Gt, 2006 Ford Gt, 2005 Ford Mustang, 2006 Ford Mustang, 2007 Ford Mustang, 2008 Ford Mustang, 2009 Ford Mustang, 2012 Ford Mustang, 2007 Ford Ranger, 2008 Ford Ranger, 2009 Ford Ranger, 2007 Lincoln Mkx, 2008 Lincoln Mkx, 2009 Lincoln Mkx, 2006 Lincoln Mkz, 2007 Lincoln Mkz, 2008 Lincoln Mkz, 2009 Lincoln Mkz, 2012 Lincoln Mkz, 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, 2007 Lincoln Zephyr, 2008 Lincoln Zephyr, 2009 Lincoln Zephyr, 2012 Lincoln Zephyr, 2006 Mercury Milan, 2007 Mercury Milan, 2008 Mercury Milan, 2009 Mercury Milan.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 17V024000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.