{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 18V022 (18S02): 2006 Ford Ranger Trucks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v022/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V022 (Ford): In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with sharp metal f...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Ranger, model year 2006. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 11 January 2018. 33,310 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006 Ford Ranger trucks. Ford is requesting owners NOT TO DRIVE these vehicles until they have been repaired. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode. On January 11, 2018, Ford Motor Company … 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: 18S02. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V022 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: “In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with sharp metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V022 Ford Motor Company Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 11 January 2018 2006-2006 FORD RANGER This is not an ordinary campaign. Ow",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:30:59+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 18V022 (18S02): 2006 Ford Ranger Trucks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v022/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}