NHTSA Complaint #11142380 — 2007 FORD FUSION

"TAKATA RECALL": THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR YEARS AND THE DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT PART, NOR CAN THEY PROVIDE ME WITH AN ESTIMATED DATE THEY EXPECT TO RECEIVE THE PARTS AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY OPTION THEY OFFERED WAS TO ADD ME TO A WAITING LIST, WHICH I'VE BEEN ON SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL YEARS AGO. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD IS WARPED DUE TO HIGH HEAT AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THRU RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THE AMMONIUM NITRATE USED IN TAKATA AIRBAGS CAN BECOME UNSTABLE OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY AFTER EXPOSURE TO TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS AND PERIODS OF CONSTANT HIGH HUMIDITY. I LIVE IN NC, WHICH IS ZONE B ONE OF THE THREE PRIORITY ZONES. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED NO REMEDY AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE ANY LOANER CARS AVAILABLE. THIS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE FOR TRANSPORTATION SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT. A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE MORE PEOPLE DIE OR ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED.