The Los Angeles Post

Ford recalls 953,000 vehicles for defective airbag

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Ford Motor Co. issued a recall on Friday of nearly 1 million vehicles in North America with a risk of flying shrapnel caused by exploding Takata airbag inflators.

The latest action involves more than 953,000 Ford vehicles worldwide — including 782,384 in the U.S. and its territories and 149,652 in Canada.

Seven Ford and Lincoln vehicles are named in the recall:

  • Ford Edge, 2010, built in Oakville
  • Lincoln MKX, 2010 built in Oakville
  • Ford Ranger, 2010 and 2011 built in the Twin Cities
  • Ford Fusion, 2010 to 2012 built in the Hermosillo Assembly Plant
  • Lincoln MKZ, 2010 to 2012 built in the Hermosillo
  • Mercury Milan, 2010 and 2011 built in the Hermosillo
  • Ford Mustang, 2010 to 2014 built in Flat Rock

Ford urges consumers to get their vehicles to dealers as soon as possible for replacement. They will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator or module at no cost.

Ford said it has no reports of injuries involving these vehicles. But at least 23 people worldwide have been killed in incidents involving Takata airbags, which led to one of the largest recalls in history involving multiple carmakers.