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Ford Mustang: side curtain airbags may inflate improperly

NHTSA campaign 21V980000 · Reported 2021-12-16 · Ford Motor Company

high How serious is it? About this label

This is serious — an airbag that does not inflate correctly can leave you less protected and increase the risk of injury in a crash; the notice does not tell owners to stop driving.

What's wrong, in plain English

Certain 2021 Ford Mustang vehicles have side curtain airbags — the airbags that drop down along the side windows — that were built with the wrong amount of compressed gas inside the inflator. With the wrong gas charge, the airbag may not fill up properly in a crash. Because of this, these vehicles do not meet the federal safety rules for side impact protection and for keeping occupants from being thrown out of the vehicle. Dealers will replace the side curtain airbags.

What you should do

1. Look up your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to check whether your car is affected. 2. Call your Ford dealer, or Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 (recall 21C37), to schedule the airbag replacement. 3. Have the side curtain airbags replaced — the repair is free.

Affected vehicles (1)

2021 Ford Mustang

Who to contact

Ford — official Ford recall lookup

Customer service: 1-866-436-7332

Any franchised dealer for the brand can do the repair. Phone numbers are taken from manufacturer sites and recent NHTSA notices; if one has changed, the number in your own recall letter is the one to use.

The bigger picture

Ford airbag recalls: which models and years keep coming back? · all 13 Ford recalls in this area

Official notice

Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Summary: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Mustang vehicles. The side curtain air bag inflators may have been manufactured with the incorrect amount of compressed gas, which can result in improper air bag inflation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 226, "Ejection Mitigation," and 214, "Side Impact Protection."
Safety risk: An air bag that does not inflate properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the side curtain air bags, free of charge. An interim owner notification letter was mailed on February 3, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C37.

Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.