{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 16V188 (16S13): Model Year 2015-2016 Transit",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v188/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V188 (Ford): A side curtain air bag that does not deploy as intended may increase the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Transit, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 4 April 2016. 37,066 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Transit vehicles manufactured March 12, 2014, to March 18, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the side curtain air bag may not deploy with the proper trajectory due to being folded and packaged incorrectly. 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: 16S13. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V188 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 side curtain air bag that does not deploy as intended may increase the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash.” 16V188 Ford Motor Company Air Bags:Side/Window 4 April 2016 2015-2016 FORD TRANSIT A side curtain air bag that does not deploy as intended may increase the risk of occupant injury in the event of a crash. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and re-orient the side curtain",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:13:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:36:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 16V188 (16S13): Model Year 2015-2016 Transit\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v188/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}