NHTSA campaign 16V247000 · Ford campaign 16C06

Ford Motor Company Recall 16V-247: Air Bag Second Stage may not Inflate Properly

NHTSA recall 16V247000 (Ford campaign 16C06) was reported by Ford Motor Company on April 26, 2016, with 695 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Flex, Ford Taurus, Ford Taurus X and more for model years 2008–2012. Owners were notified on June 9, 2016, 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 16V247000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 16V247000 (also written 16V-247 or 16V247)
Filed by: Ford Motor Company
Ford campaign number: 16C06
Report received: April 26, 2016
Potentially affected: 695 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Air Bags — Frontal
Owners notified: June 9, 2016
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Repair completion: 84.32% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V247000. 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 Flex
- 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built June 17, 2008 – October 6, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Ford Taurus
- 2008 · Vehicles built May 14, 2007 – August 11, 2008 (per NHTSA)
- 2010, 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built March 23, 2010 – September 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Ford Taurus X
- 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built October 5, 2007 – September 3, 2008 (per NHTSA)

All Ford recalls

Lincoln

Lincoln MKS
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 2, 2008 – April 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2011 · Vehicles built July 29, 2010 – June 2, 2011 (per NHTSA)

All Lincoln recalls

Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 2008 · Vehicles built August 13, 2007 – August 7, 2008 (per NHTSA)

All Mercury recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V247000.

Defect description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety consequence

An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C06.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V247000

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.