The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
The risk
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Edge | 2010 |
| Ford Fusion | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Ford Mustang | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Ford Ranger | 2010, 2011 |
| Lincoln MKX | 2010 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Lincoln Zephyr | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Mercury Milan | 2010, 2011 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Edge | 2010 | 673 | 6 |
| Ford Fusion | 2010 | 5,130 | 11 |
| Ford Fusion | 2011 | 2,794 | 7 |
| Ford Fusion | 2012 | 2,517 | 5 |
| Ford Mustang | 2010 | 261 | 5 |
| Ford Mustang | 2011 | 466 | 4 |
| Ford Mustang | 2012 | 469 | 6 |
| Ford Mustang | 2013 | 271 | 5 |
| Ford Mustang | 2014 | 359 | 3 |
| Ford Ranger | 2010 | 156 | 8 |
| Ford Ranger | 2011 | 235 | 5 |
| Lincoln MKX | 2010 | 111 | 6 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 2010 | 170 | 7 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 2011 | 145 | 5 |
| Lincoln MKZ | 2012 | 146 | 5 |
| Lincoln Zephyr | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Lincoln Zephyr | 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| Lincoln Zephyr | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Mercury Milan | 2010 | 1,003 | 11 |
| Mercury Milan | 2011 | 192 | 7 |
Other air bags recalls in 2019
76 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the air bags; Ford Motor Company filed 737 campaigns in all.
| 19V910000 19 Dec 2019 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 19V892000 16 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V885000 12 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V868000 6 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V862000 4 Dec 2019 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 19V852000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V853000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V851000 26 Nov 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019