{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V198 (12S31): Model Year 2012 F-150",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v198/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V198 (Ford): A FAILURE TO DEPLOY, FAILURE TO DEPLOY AS INTENDED, OR A DEPLOYMENT WHEN NOT INTENDED, INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE PASSENG...",
  "excerpt": "Ford F-150, model year 2012. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 3 May 2012. 101 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2012 f-150 vehicles manufactured from november 6, 2011, through november 15, 2011. incorrect software for the occupant classification system module (ocsm) was installed on the vehicles either at the time of manufacturing or during the course of replacement of the module as part of … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 12S31. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V198 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A FAILURE TO DEPLOY, FAILURE TO DEPLOY AS INTENDED, OR A DEPLOYMENT WHEN NOT INTENDED, INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANT.” 12V198 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive 3 May 2012 2012-2012 FORD F-150 A FAILURE TO DEPLOY, FAILURE TO DEPLOY AS INTENDED, OR A DEPLOYMENT WHEN NOT INTENDED, INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:28:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:53:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V198 (12S31): Model Year 2012 F-150\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v198/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}