Automotive recall

Transport Canada Recall - 2021077 - FORD

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Summary

Product
Car recalled by FORD
Issue
Vehicle - Airbag
What to do

Please see corrective actions section below

Affected products

2004 | FORD | RANGER, 2005 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2005 | FORD | RANGER, 2006 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2006 | FORD | RANGER, 2007 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2007 | FORD | RANGER, 2008 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2008 | FORD | RANGER, 2008 | LINCOLN | MKZ, 2009 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2009 | FORD | RANGER, 2010 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2010 | LINCOLN | MKZ, 2011 | FORD | FUSION, 2011 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2011 | FORD | RANGER, 2012 | FORD | FUSION, 2012 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2013 | FORD | MUSTANG, 2014 | FORD | MUSTANG

Issue

Issue:
This recall is for certain vehicles that had the driver-front and/or passenger-front airbag inflator replaced after a collision or theft. An obsolete airbag may have been installed.

On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the propellant contained in the driver-front airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. If the airbag inflator ruptures, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants or cause damage to the airbag assembly, preventing its proper function.

Safety Risk:
If the vehicle is involved in a crash requiring an airbag deployment, the airbag inflator could rupture and create a risk of injury.

Corrective Action:
The company will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a Ford dealer to inspect the driver and/or passenger airbag inflator or module and replace it, if necessary.
Note: The Canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. This recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk. It is expected that all airbag inflators will be replaced before their function would be affected.

Additional information

Background

Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Automotive recall
Category
Vehicles - Car
Vehicles - Light Truck & Van
Companies
Published by
Transport Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-65776
Transport Canada ID
2021077

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