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NHTSA campaign 07V541000 · Ford campaign 07C19

Ford Recall 07V-541: DRIVER AIR BAG/FMVSS 208

NHTSA recall 07V541000 (Ford campaign 07C19) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on November 21, 2007, with 45 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Expedition, Ford F-250, Ford F-350 and more for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on November 20, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V541000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V541000 (also written 07V-541 or 07V541)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
07C19
Report received
Potentially affected
45 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 208

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V541000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

  • Ford Expedition

    • 2008 · Vehicles built August 31, 2007 – October 22, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford F-250

    • 2008 · Vehicles built October 1, 2007 – October 22, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford F-350

    • 2008 · Vehicles built October 1, 2007 – October 22, 2007 (per NHTSA)

  • Ford Focus

    • 2008 · Vehicles built September 12, 2007 – November 5, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V541000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER AIR BAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING AND REDUCE OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

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'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V541000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.