Ford Edge, Fusion, Ranger; Lincoln MKX and 3 more (2006-2012): Air bags
Recall 21V158000 · Mar 10, 2021 · Ford Motor Company
2,602,668
vehicles affected
2,602,668
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21V158000
- Date
- Mar 10, 2021
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 2,602,668
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Driver side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2006-2012
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
What can happen
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
Vehicles covered
7 models, 40 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 21V158000?
7 models: Ford Edge (2007-2010), Ford Fusion (2006-2012), Ford Ranger (2007-2011) and 4 more, about 2.60 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 21V158000?
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
What can happen?
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.