Recall 21V158000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE Defect in 2006-2012 MERCURY MILAN

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RECALL This recall affects up to 2,602,668 vehicles.

Defect Description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Safety Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.

Related Recalls for MERCURY

Campaign Vehicle Component Date Affected
19V904000 2010 MERCURY MILAN SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 600,166
21E013000 2011 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 249
21V081000 2009 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 1,067
19V001000 2010 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 782,384
18V775000 2010 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 215
18V046000 2010 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 327,796
17V024000 2006 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 654,695
16V384000 2006 MERCURY MILAN AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 1,892,343
16V777000 2010 MERCURY MARINER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 329,265
15V861000 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS 296,004
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