Ford on Tuesday issued a do-not-drive warning to house owners of Fusion Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid, and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid sedans who didn’t have faulty Takata airbags changed beneath three earlier remembers.
The automaker issued its first Takata airbag recall in 2015. Like many different automakers, Ford was provided airbags by Japanese agency Takata with inflators that would explode and expel sharp metallic fragments throughout a crash.
2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
Roughly 765,600 airbag inflators in Ford and Lincoln autos are affected globally, together with 374,300 within the U.S., Ford stated in a press launch. The automaker claims that 95% of shoppers have accomplished recall repairs, on account of greater than 121 million outreach makes an attempt so far within the U.S. by way of letters, emails, telephone calls, textual content messages, and multiple million in-person visits to buyer properties.
Nonetheless, some autos haven’t had their doubtlessly faulty airbag inflators changed. That features passenger airbag inflators in 2006-2012 Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ sedans (each hybrid and non-hybrid), in addition to driver and passenger airbag inflators in a number of different Ford and Lincoln fashions. Ford notes that the age of those autos makes it more and more attainable that airbag inflators will explode.
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid
The Fusion midsize sedan was launched for the 2006 mannequin 12 months. The Milan and Zephyr have been derivatives of it, with the Zephyr adopting the MKZ title for the 2008 mannequin 12 months. A 2010-model-year refresh introduced hybrid powertrains to the Fusion and Milan, though the latter solely lasted yet another 12 months earlier than the Mercury model was discontinued. An MKZ Hybrid adopted for the 2011 mannequin 12 months, priced the identical because the non-hybrid mannequin.
Substitute elements can be found now, Ford stated within the launch. Prospects can request cellular service, or have their vehicles towed to a dealership for alternative of the affected airbag inflators, freed from cost. Sellers will even present free loaner vehicles, if vital.
Homeowners can contact Ford customer support at 1-866-436-7332 or go to the automaker’s recall web site.
