{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 12V488 (12C26): Model Year 2011-2013 Fiesta",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v488/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V488 (Ford): An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision whe...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Fiesta, model years 2011 to 2013. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2012. 154,471 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles, manufactured from November 3, 2009 through September 21, 2012. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection.\" The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side … 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: 12C26. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V488 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: “An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty, increasing the risk of injury to the right rear occupant.” 12V488 Ford Motor Company Air Bags 5 October 2012 2011-2013 FORD FIESTA An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:47:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:23:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 12V488 (12C26): Model Year 2011-2013 Fiesta\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v488/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}