2005-2006 Ford GT recall: air bags
Ford Motor Company reported this safety recall on December 12, 2014. It covers about 410 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 410
- reported
- Dec 12, 2014
- owners notified
- Jan 30, 2015
- related complaints
- 5
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company, (Ford) is conducting a regional recall for certain model year 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa, as well as certain areas of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia, are included. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S28. NOTE: This recall supersedes, in part, safety recall 14V‑343 as to the front passenger air bag inflators only. The driver's air bag inflators will continue to be addressed by that recall.
Recall number 14V787000
Affected vehicles
Owner complaints about the same problem
Owners of these vehicles have filed 5 complaints about airbags problems.
Questions about recall 14V787000
Is there a recall on the 2005-2006 Ford GT air bags?
Yes. Recall 14V787000, reported on December 12, 2014, covers about 410 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 14V787000?
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflators in all affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S28. NOTE: This recall supersedes, in part, safety recall 14V‑343 as to the front passenger air bag inflators only. The driver's air bag inflators will continue to be addressed by that recall.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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