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2004 Ford RANGER Air Bags Frontal Driver Side Inflator Module Recall


NHTSA Recall #	118602
NHTSA Compaign #	16V036000
MFG Compaign #	16S03
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Supplier	FORD
Brand	FORD
Model	RANGER
Model Year	2004
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Date of notification	26/02/16
Begin date of manufacuring	24/03/03
End date of manufacturing	04/05/06
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	ODI
Report received	25/01/16
Report created	25/01/16
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	361692
Defect summary	Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 ranger vehicles manufactured march 24, 2003, to may 4, 2006. Upon deployment of the driver side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Consequence summary	In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Corrective action	Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began february 26, 2016. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16s03. Note: this recall supersedes 14v-343 and only applies to rangers manufactured in north america.
Recall notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Ford RANGER Air Bags Frontal Driver Side Inflator Module Recall

2004 Ford RANGER Air Bags Frontal Driver Side Inflator Module Recall

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