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Ford official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

NHTSA campaign 21V-076 · Reported February 17, 2021 · 144,340 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ford Ranger
VEHICLES AFFECTED
144,340
REMEDY
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ford Motor Company reported a problem with the passenger side inflator module. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

WHY IT MATTERS

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

WHAT TO DO

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-076.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2004–2006Ford Ranger

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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