Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 1, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. THE CAST TOW HOOKS CHANGES THE CRASH PULSE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACTS AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT CALIBRATED TO THIS NEW CRASH PULSE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY IN LOWER SPEED IMPACTS THAN DESIGN INTENT.
The risk
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAST TOW HOOKS WITH FORGED HOOKS.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Ford F-250 | 581 | 19 | 13 | 55 |
| 1999 Ford F-350 | 413 | 13 | 9 | 46 |
| 1999 Ford F-450 SD | 66 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| 1999 Ford F-550 SD | 61 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
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 98V303000.
Full record for the 1999 Ford F-250 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →