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Ford Motor Company — Inadvertent driver air bag deployment - safety alert

Official notice

23 Feb 2011

MediumNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Ford Motor Company — Inadvertent driver air bag deployment - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. This could increase the risk of loss of vehicle control or injury to vehicle occupants. Published 2011-02-23.

What to do now

Arrange a free repair at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

1,325,000

Recall number

11S18

Official notice

2011-02-23

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. This could increase the risk of loss of vehicle control or injury to vehicle occupants.

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Affected products

Product 1

Ford Motor Company — Inadvertent driver air bag deployment

Units affected

1,325,000

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. This could increase the risk of loss of vehicle control or injury to vehicle occupants.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford. Contact: Ford Motor Company.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

11S18

Campaign number

11V107000

Units affected

1,325,000

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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