NHTSA recall 21V923000
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 | 21V923000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 21S49 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2021-11-24 |
| Owners notified | 2021-12-16 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Units potentially affected | 5 |
| Part numbers | HC3B-25042B85-BR3 |
| Report | Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 5 |
| Reported remedied | 4 (80%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 2022 Super Duty F-250 and F-350 vehicles. The strength of the driver-side air bag cover may be insufficient.
What can happen
During a crash, the air bag cover may break apart and project fragments towards occupants, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver-side air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S49.
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.
| 2022 FORD F-250 SD | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2022 FORD F-350 SD | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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
| SSM 50786 | 2022-05-24. Service bulletin. Some 2015-2020 F-150, 2017-2022 Super Duty and 2018-2021 Expedition vehicles may experience a cracked or splitting driver air bag cover. This may be due to the air bag cover tear seam design. An updated driver air bag assembly has been released with a more robust air bag cover design. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-20B for the replacement procedure. If servicing under warranty, use causal part 15043B13 for F-150 and Expedition or 25043B13 for Super Duty and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.