OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 21V158000

NHTSA campaign 21V158000 covers 40 published year-and-model reports from 3 makes in this index and lists 2,602,668 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received March 10, 2021 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 21V158000 says

NHTSA campaign 21V158000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Defect summary

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.

Consequence summary

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

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 21V158000

For NHTSA campaign 21V158000, the filed corrective action says: 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.

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.

Owner notification: April 9, 2021
Filing manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 21V158000

RecallRoad links 40 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 21V158000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.