Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Sensor › Side Impact
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 15, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 777. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Super Duty F-250, F-350, 2021 F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The front-door side impact pressure sensor modules may have been damaged during supplier assembly, which can cause the side impact air bags to not deploy properly in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 214, "Side Impact Protection."
The risk
An air bag that does not deploy properly during a crash increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger front door side impact sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 3, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C26.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Ford F-250 SD | 127 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 Ford F-350 SD | 114 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 Ford Expedition | 242 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 Ford F-150 | 1,042 | 29 | 4 | 13 |
| 2021 Lincoln Navigator | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
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 21V805000.
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