Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 26, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 695. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C06.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ford Flex | 64 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 Ford Taurus | 79 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 Ford Flex | 144 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 Ford Taurus | 187 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2011 Lincoln MKS | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 Ford Flex | 139 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 Ford Taurus | 204 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 2009 Ford Flex | 181 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 Ford Taurus X | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Lincoln MKS | 56 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 Ford Taurus | 175 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 2008 Ford Taurus X | 153 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 Mercury Sable | 61 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V247000.
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