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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-250 | 1999 |
| Ford F-350 | 1999 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 1999 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 1999 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
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 F-250 | 1999 | 581 | 14 |
| Ford F-350 | 1999 | 413 | 12 |
| Ford F-450 SD | 1999 | 66 | 9 |
| Ford F-550 SD | 1999 | 61 | 8 |
Other air bags recalls in 1998
10 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the air bags; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 98V315000 11 Dec 1998 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V089001 27 Nov 1998 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 98V256000 14 Oct 1998 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 98V249000 8 Oct 1998 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 98V188000 6 Aug 1998 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 98V146000 29 Jun 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V115000 26 May 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V046000 10 Mar 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998