NHTSA recall 16V247000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V247000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 16C06 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2016-04-26 |
| Owners notified | 2016-06-09 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 695 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-10-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 695 |
| Reported remedied | 586 (84%) |
| Reported unreachable | 4 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The 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.
| 2009 FORD FLEX | Built 2008-06-17 to 2011-10-06. |
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| 2010 FORD FLEX | Built 2008-06-17 to 2011-10-06. |
| 2011 FORD FLEX | Built 2008-06-17 to 2011-10-06. |
| 2012 FORD FLEX | Built 2008-06-17 to 2011-10-06. |
| 2008 FORD TAURUS | Built 2007-05-14 to 2008-08-11. |
| 2010 FORD TAURUS | Built 2010-03-23 to 2011-09-02. |
| 2011 FORD TAURUS | Built 2010-03-23 to 2011-09-02. |
| 2012 FORD TAURUS | Built 2010-03-23 to 2011-09-02. |
| 2008 FORD TAURUS X | Built 2007-10-05 to 2008-09-03. |
| 2009 FORD TAURUS X | Built 2007-10-05 to 2008-09-03. |
| 2009 LINCOLN MKS | Built 2008-06-02 to 2009-04-22. |
| 2011 LINCOLN MKS | Built 2010-07-29 to 2011-06-02. |
| 2008 MERCURY SABLE | Built 2007-08-13 to 2008-08-07. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SIS-21841 | 2011-06-29. Service bulletin. COMM-TRANS LUND: SOME 2009-2011 MODELS MAY HAVE THE AIR BAG INICATOR FLASHING WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.