Ford Maverick (2022): Air bags
Recall 22V594000 · Aug 8, 2022 · Ford Motor Company
64,974
vehicles affected
64,974
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 22V594000
- Date
- Aug 8, 2022
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 64,974
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Side/window > Curtain
- Model years
- 2022
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Maverick vehicles. The side-curtain air bags may not deploy properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
What can happen
Improper deployment of an air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will replace the left and right side-curtain air bag modules with a new design, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 30, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C20.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 22V594000?
1 model: Ford Maverick (2022), about 64,974 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 22V594000?
Dealers will replace the left and right side-curtain air bag modules with a new design, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 30, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C20.
What can happen?
Improper deployment of an air bag increases the risk of injury in a crash.
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.