Ford Escape. Published by Transport Canada as 2017653 on 19 December 2017. System: Airbag.
What the notice says On certain vehicles, the inflator diffuser installed in certain side curtain air bag modules may not have been manufactured correctly. If the vehicle were involved in a crash that warranted side curtain airbag deployment, this could potentially lead to the diffuser detaching. If the diffuser were to detach, it could …
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Ford ESCAPE in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2017653
- Recall date
- 19 December 2017
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Escape
- Model years
- 2018
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Airbag
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 496
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles, the inflator diffuser installed in certain side curtain air bag modules may not have been manufactured correctly. If the vehicle were involved in a crash that warranted side curtain airbag deployment, this could potentially lead to the diffuser detaching. If the diffuser were to detach, it could become a projectile in the occupant compartment, and could cause a tear that could result in the side curtain airbag to not fully inflate. Both of these conditions could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Correction: Dealers will inspect both the right and left hand side curtain airbags to determine whether they are from the suspect population, and replace as necessary.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2017633 · 15 December 2017 · Ranger · Airbag
- 2017519 · 25 October 2017 · F-150 · Powertrain
- 2017517 · 24 October 2017 · F-150 · Powertrain
- 2017515 · 24 October 2017 · F-150 · Engine
- 2017516 · 24 October 2017 · Transit · Electrical
- 2017502 · 18 October 2017 · F-150, F-550 Super Duty, F-350 Super Duty · Structure
- 2017413 · 30 August 2017 · F-150, F-350 Super Duty, F-250 Super Duty · Seats And Restraints
- 2017414 · 30 August 2017 · Focus · Seats And Restraints
The same system: Airbag
734 notices in this register name Airbag. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2017654 · 20 December 2017 · Santa Fe Sport · Airbag
- 2017657 · 21 December 2017 · Sorento · Airbag
- 2017662 · 22 December 2017 · Versa Note · Airbag
- 2017633 · 15 December 2017 · Ranger · Airbag
- 2017616 · 11 December 2017 · I-Miev · Airbag
- 2017578 · 28 November 2017 · Transit Connect · Airbag
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