Issue ID | 1356321 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10954649 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | EDGE |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 01/07/16 |
Component | AIR BAGS |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Takata recall ford issued a recall, 16s26, in july 2016 for 2010 ford edge passenger frontal airbags in "zone a". It is now february 15, 2017, and still no parts available to repair/replace the defective airbags (i just got off the phone with the dealership). Nor could the dealership even provide an estimate of when repair/replacement might occur. Evidently, ford does not yet have enough of a compelling reason to expedite the recall procedures or to provide alternatives for the recalled vehicle owners (my wife owns a 2011 honda cr-v that had a similar airbag recall and she was provided with a free rental vehicle while the dealership waited for airbag repair/replacement kits). Ford has flatly stated that no alternate vehicles will be provided. Perhaps the nhtsa needs to provide ford with one or more compelling reasons, such as mandatory provision of free rental cars and/or escalating fines, to expedite ford's airbag recall program. Ironically, my family no longer states "i call shotgun" for seating assignment in the front passenger seat of my ford edge; they now state "i call suicide". Is this to be mr. Rosekind's legacy? |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MELBOURNE, FL |
VIN pattern | 2FMDK3KC0ABXXXXXX |
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 | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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