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NHTSA Campaign Number

21V158000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Reported to NHTSA: March 10, 2021

Key Takeaways

  • Recall 21V158000 currently maps to 40 tracked vehicle-year pages across 3 makes.
  • This page summarizes the official defect description, safety consequence, and remedy text published by NHTSA for this campaign.
  • This is a campaign-level lookup, not a VIN-level clearance result. Use a VIN lookup before assuming your specific vehicle is still open.

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Defect Description

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Safety Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.

What This Recall Page Shows

This page summarizes a single NHTSA recall campaign, including the defect description, safety consequence, and manufacturer's remedy. The affected vehicles listed below are the make/model/year combinations tracked in our database — this is not a VIN-specific result. To check whether your individual vehicle is covered by this recall, enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Click any vehicle below to view its full safety profile.

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Affected Vehicles (40)

YearMakeModel
2007FordEdge
2008FordEdge
2009FordEdge
2010FordEdge
2006FordFusion
2007FordFusion
2008FordFusion
2009FordFusion
2010FordFusion
2011FordFusion
2012FordFusion
2007FordRanger
2008FordRanger
2009FordRanger
2010FordRanger
2011FordRanger
2007LincolnMKX
2008LincolnMKX
2009LincolnMKX
2010LincolnMKX
2006LincolnMKZ
2007LincolnMKZ
2008LincolnMKZ
2009LincolnMKZ
2010LincolnMKZ
2011LincolnMKZ
2012LincolnMKZ
2006LincolnZephyr
2007LincolnZephyr
2008LincolnZephyr
2009LincolnZephyr
2010LincolnZephyr
2011LincolnZephyr
2012LincolnZephyr
2006MercuryMilan
2007MercuryMilan
2008MercuryMilan
2009MercuryMilan
2010MercuryMilan
2011MercuryMilan

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Affected Makes

FordLincolnMercury

Affected Models

Ford EdgeFord FusionFord RangerLincoln MKXLincoln MKZLincoln ZephyrMercury Milan

Affected Make + Year Views

2012 Ford2012 Lincoln2011 Ford2011 Lincoln2011 Mercury2010 Ford2010 Lincoln2010 Mercury2009 Ford2009 Lincoln

Showing the first 10 make + year shortcuts. Use the full affected vehicle list above for exact vehicle-year pages.

Affected Years

2012201120102009200820072006

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These campaigns share the same broad recall component family, so they are useful if you want to compare how similar issue types appeared across other vehicles and time periods.

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This recall information is from NHTSA campaign 21V158000. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA. Contact your dealer or call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.

Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026