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The vehicles had received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. The NHTSA said that an incorrectly installed inflator may not properly inflate the passenger air bag, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. Ford discovered the issue during an audit of the recall work.
Ford had supplied the technicians tasked with swapping the inflators with service instructions and a diagram explaining how to carry out the work, but those who were found to have mis-installed the inflators told Ford they hadn’t bothered to read those instructions before making the swap.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter that the recall includes 231,942 vehicles.
Shares of F are up 3.68% in afternoon trading on Friday.
By Michael Elkins | Michael.Elkins@streetinsider.com
