# NHTSA recall 21V652000

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: 21V652000
- Manufacturer's number: 21C19
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2021\-08\-23
- Owners notified: 2021\-09\-10
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN; AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 592
- Part numbers: MB5B\-S611D10/11\-AB, LB5B\-S611D10/11\-AG

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles.  The side air bag attachment weld studs could detach during the deployment of the side air bag, resulting in an improper deployment.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, "Side Impact Protection".


## What can happen

Improper deployment of a side air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the side air bag assemblies, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed September 10, 2021.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 21C19.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-18
- Vehicles in the campaign: 592
- Reported remedied: 502 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 4
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2021 FORD EXPLORER](/makes/ford/explorer/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 LINCOLN AVIATOR](/makes/lincoln/aviator/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TSB 22\-2190](/bulletins/10211911.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin
- [TSB 21\-2297](/bulletins/10201624.md), 2021-09-30, 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)

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