Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V488000 | Ford Motor Company | from 11/03/2009 to 09/21/2012 | V (Vehicle) | 154604 | 10/26/2012 | MFR | Ford Motor Company | 10/05/2012 | 10/05/2012 | 208 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 fiesta vehicles, manufactured from november 3, 2009 through september 21, 2012. the vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 208, occupant crash protection. the passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty. although the side curtain air bag system was designed to suppress the side curtain air bag under this scenario, that information is not explained in the owner's guide for these vehicles as required by fmvss no. 208. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty, increasing the risk of injury to the right rear occupant. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Ford will notify owners and dealers will reprogram the vehicle's software free of charge so that it no longer suppresses the passenger side curtain air bag when the front passenger seat is empty, and consistent with the description in the owner's guide. the safety recall began on october 26, 2012. owner's may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford's recall campaign number is 12c26.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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/11/2012 | 17050 | ||
| As i was driving on the surface streets, the cars breaks did not work. i pumped the breaks three times before they actually locked and i slided on the road and rear ended a vehicle. the impact was quite extence and the damaged was quite large. for some reason the airbags did not deploy being that the front end of my vehicle was damaged all the way in-till the engine. | |||