Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016137, dated 31 March 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V188, dated 4 April 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, 16S13.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2016137 | 16V188 |
| Dated | 31 March 2016 | 4 April 2016 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
| Make | Ford | |
The two registers are 4 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 16V188, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2016137
- Recall date
- 31 March 2016
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Transit
- Model years
- 2015 to 2016
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 839
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with side curtain airbags, the side curtain airbag assemblies may not have been manufactured and installed with the intended design fold orientation. If the side curtain airbag fold is not oriented properly, it could prevent the airbag from deploying as intended. A side curtain airbag that does not deploy as intended during a crash (where side curtain airbag deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will inspect the side curtain air bags on both sides of the vehicle, and will re-orient them if required.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2016137.