# NHTSA recall 21V076000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V076000
- Manufacturer's number: 21S05
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-02\-17
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-17
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 144340
- Part numbers: 8L5Z\-10044A74\-A, 4L5Z\-63043B13\-A

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2004\-2006 Ranger vehicles that may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long\-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge.  The recall began March 17, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 144340
- Reported remedied: 52220 \(36%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 FORD RANGER](/makes/ford/ranger/2004/recalls.md)
- [2005 FORD RANGER](/makes/ford/ranger/2005/recalls.md)
- [2006 FORD RANGER](/makes/ford/ranger/2006/recalls.md)

## Investigated as EA15001

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA15001: Engineering analysis, opened 2015\-02\-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V076000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V076000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [14B04](/bulletins/10057596.md), 2015-06-11, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V076000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V076000)

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