Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 27, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 27,531. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's frontal air bag may not fully inflate or the air bag cushion may detach from the air bag module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
During deployment, if the air bag does not fully inflate or the cushion detaches, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C02.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Ford Edge | 1,377 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 2017 Lincoln Continental | 75 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Lincoln MKX | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Ford Edge | 926 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 Lincoln MKX | 156 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
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 17V123000.
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