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Ford front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) that calibrates the air bag deployment level may incorrectly classify an adult as a child when the seat massage feature is activated.

NHTSA campaign 16V-110 · Reported February 25, 2016 · 2,894 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford F-150
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2,894
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the Occupant Classification System Module (OCSM) with new software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the sensor occupant classification. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) that calibrates the air bag deployment level may incorrectly classify an adult as a child when the seat massage feature is activated.

WHY IT MATTERS

If an adult is incorrectly classified as a child, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the Occupant Classification System Module (OCSM) with new software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-110.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016Ford F-150

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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