- Vehicles
- 1,067
- Built between
- May 2003 – Jun 2014
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 17 March 2021
- Repaired
- 33%
- Unrepaired
- 712
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2003 and June 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2010 Ford EdgeBuilt April 2007 to February 2010
- 2008-2012 Ford FusionBuilt May 2009 to June 2012
- 2006 Ford GTBuilt February 2006 to May 2006
- 2005-2014 Ford MustangBuilt September 2006 to June 2014
- 2004-2011 Ford RangerBuilt May 2003 to October 2011
- 2007-2010 Lincoln MKX
- 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZBuilt June 2008 to September 2010
- 2009-2011 Mercury MilanBuilt June 2008 to May 2011
Repair progress
712 of 1,067 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2022.
33% repaired — 355 of 1,067 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
What could happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021.
Parts involved
- Driver Airbag7R3Z-63043B13-AA2005-2014 Mustang (GT500 Only)
- Driver Airbag8R3Z-63043B13-AA2005-2014 Mustang
- Driver Airbag8R3Z-63043B13-AB2005-2014 Mustang
- Driver Airbag8R3Z-63043B13-BB2005-2014 Mustang
- Driver AirbagCR3Z-63043B13-AA2005-2014 Mustang
- Driver AirbagDR3Z-63043B13-AB2005-2014 Mustang (GT500 Only)
- Passenger Airbag7A1Z-78044A74-A2007-2010 MKX
- Passenger Airbag7L5Z-10044A74-AB2007-2011 Ranger
- Passenger Airbag7R3Z-63044A74-AA2005-2009 Mustang
- Passenger Airbag8R3Z-63044A74-AA2005-2009 Mustang
- Passenger Airbag8R3Z-63044A74-BA2005-2009 Mustang
- Passenger AirbagAE5Z-54044A74-A2010-2012 Fusion and 2010-2011 Milan
- Passenger AirbagAH6Z-54044A74-A2010-2012 MKZ
- Passenger AirbagAR3Z-63044A74-AA2010-2014 Mustang
- Passenger AirbagAR3Z-63044A74-BA2010-2014 Mustang
- Passenger AirbagAR3Z-63044A74-CA2010-2014 Mustang
- Passenger AirbagAR3Z-63044A74-DA2010-2014 Mustang
- Passenger AirbagBR3Z-63044A74-AA2010-2014 Mustang
- Passenger AirbagDR3Z-63044A74-AA2010-2014 Mustang
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2003 to June 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 February 2021
- Owners notified17 March 2021
- Latest repair reportQ4 2022 — 33% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 February 2021.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 21S05
- Recalling manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.