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 - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V541000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/12/2007 to 11/05/2007 | V (Vehicle) | 45 | 11/20/2007 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/21/2007 | 11/28/2007 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vehicles fail to conform to the requirements specified in federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, 'occupant crash protection.' the driver air bag module may not have been properly assembled. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This condition may prevent the driver air bag from properly deploying and reduce occupant protection in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace your driver air bag module free of charge. the recall began on november 20, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 07c19.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/16/2012 | 48000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle was involved in head on collision and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained minor bruising and back pain. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a collision shop. the vehicle was declared destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 48,000. | |||
| 10/16/2012 | 48000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle was involved in head on collision and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained minor bruising and back pain. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a collision shop. the vehicle was declared destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 48,000. pmb | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 26000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light constantly remained illuminate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced various unknown parts. the dealer advised that there were additional repairs that the vehicle needed, but the parts for those repairs were not available. the manufacturer was contacted who advised that the needed parts were on back order and provided no further assistance. the failure mileage was 26,000. | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 26000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light constantly remained illuminate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced various unknown parts. the dealer advised that there were additional repairs that the vehicle needed, but the parts for those repairs were not available. the manufacturer was contacted who advised that the needed parts were on back order and provided no further assistance. the failure mileage was 26,000. kmj | |||
| 04/18/2012 | 26000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated the air bag indicator light constantly illuminate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced some parts (unknown parts name) but the other parts are not available. the manufacturer was notified who stated they do not know when the other parts will be available. these parts are on back order. the failure mileage was 26,000. mw | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 34000 | ||
| I was traveling on industrial blvd when an elderly couple pulled out in front of me. with no time to react i hit the front end of their car with the front and side of my car on the passenger side. i was wearing my seatbelt. after my head hit off the windshield my airbag deployed. i have a severe concussion and some injury to my right leg. the main point to this accident is that i was wearing a seatbelt and my head still struck the windshield. and once agin the airbag was delayed on deployement. | |||
| 08/16/2010 | 26899 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. while driving at various speeds, the contact noticed that the air bag warning light illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two different occasions for the same failure, where the air bag fuse was replaced. recently, the failure occurred a the third time; however, the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem and the failure mileage was 26,899. tlb | |||
| 08/16/2010 | 26899 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. while driving at various speeds, the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer two different times for the identical failure where the air bag fuse was replaced. most recent the failure occurred for the third time; however the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the failure mileage was 26,899. js | |||
| 02/03/2010 | 25000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact stated as she was driving someone rear ended her vehicle. the air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not hugged her tight enough. the contact hit her head on the steering wheel and was driven to the hospital because she received a cut above her eye and had to have stitches. there is a police report if needed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for repair. the contact stated she informed the dealer but had not called the ford manufacturer. the failure mileage was 25,000. updated 03/18/10 *bf updated 05/05/10.*jb | |||
| 08/08/2009 | 38000 | 1 | |
| 2008 ford focus airbags not deploying after accident going 65 mph. *tr | |||
| 05/21/2009 | 13000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact's vehicle was rear-ended and destroyed by a hit-and-run driver. the air bags failed to deploy. an occupant in her vehicle sustained neck and back injuries. both the contact and occupant were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. the vehicle was towed from the scene and a police report was filed. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 13,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/21/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Air bags failed to deploy. | |||
| 04/14/2009 | 17268 | 2 | 05/30/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. while driving 45 mph, the consumer son lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail and rolled once. the vehicle came to rest in a creek. the air bags failed to deploy. the contacts son suffered injuries to the lower back and ankle. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 17,000. updated 6/4/09 *cn the consumer stated this was not the first accident where the air bags did not deploy. updated 06/09/09.*jb | |||
| 06/22/2008 | 6300 | ||
| I was merging into the center lane when a car from the right side was driving in my line. i move back in my lane and the car started fish taling and went out of control. i hit the guard rail twice and the air bags did not deploy my speed was 55-60 mph. the car was totaled because the wall of the firewall and engine was damaged. this was a 2008 ford focus. help! | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 05/21/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Air bags failed to deploy. | |||