Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 16, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 249. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain air bag inflator and/or module replacement service parts that may have been used as part of a collision repair. The parts include certain driver-side air bag inflators and/or modules, designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang and Mustang GT500. It also includes certain passenger-side air bag inflators and/or modules designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang, 2010-2012 Lincoln MKZ, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion, 2010-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2011 Ford Ranger, and 2007-2010 Lincoln MKX vehicles. Please see Ford's recall report for the specific part numbers. These parts may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Ford will notify dealers that purchased the affected parts, and dealers will provide replacement parts to purchasers, free of charge. The recall began March 18, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
27 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Ford Mustang | 359 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| 2013 Ford Mustang | 271 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2012 Ford Fusion | 2,517 | 6 | 9 | 107 |
| 2012 Ford Mustang | 469 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 2012 Lincoln MKZ | 146 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 Ford Fusion | 2,795 | 9 | 11 | 80 |
| 2011 Ford Mustang | 466 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 2011 Ford Ranger | 235 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 Lincoln MKZ | 145 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 Mercury Milan | 192 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 Ford Fusion | 5,131 | 13 | 9 | 122 |
| 2010 Ford Mustang | 261 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 Ford Ranger | 156 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 Lincoln MKX | 111 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 Lincoln MKZ | 170 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010 Mercury Milan | 1,003 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| 2009 Ford Mustang | 181 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 2009 Ford Ranger | 169 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Lincoln MKX | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Ford Mustang | 347 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2008 Ford Ranger | 326 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 Lincoln MKX | 253 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 Ford Mustang | 615 | 9 | 5 | 46 |
| 2007 Ford Ranger | 270 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 Lincoln MKX | 298 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 Ford Mustang | 424 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 Ford Mustang | 705 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
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 21E013000.
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