| Issue ID | 1451612 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11076454 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 06/03/18 |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Info from nhtsa (https://www. Nhtsa. Gov/recalls): "jun 01,2016 manufacturer recall number16s26 nhtsa recall number16v384 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available" we live in houston - a hot, highly humid environment. These ambient conditions are said to be associated with a higher risk of danger with takata airbags. The recall was announced nearly 2 years ago, and the extent of ford's response includes the following: "parts are not yet available, but your vehicle is safe to drive in the meantime." (https://owner. Ford. Com/tools/account/maintenance/recalls/results. Html) how is this even remotely acceptable? These airbags have killed few and injured more. Yes, the probability is low, but "safe for now" is a ludicrous and arrogant response to what has been characterized as a low probability, high-potential safety risk. It's easy for ford to not care when they are not assuming the high-potential portion of that low probability risk with their own lives. Again, from this nhtsa website: "long-term exposure to high heat and humidity can cause these air bags to fail." (https://www. Nhtsa. Gov/takata-air-bags/takata-recall-expansion-what-consumers-need-know). Long term exposure to high heat and humidity? Houston has very high heat and humidity for the majority of the year. In the meantime, we haven't been using the front passenger seat of our 2008 mercury milan. Where is our compensation for loss of use? Do i need to send 1000000 of these useless complaints daily for ford to be pressured to actually do something? I'm not impressed. June 1st, 2016 recall with no action taken near the end of q1 2018? Do better. |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOUSTON, TX |
| VIN pattern | 3MEHM08118RXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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