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NHTSA recall 98V303000

Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive

Ford F-250 and 3 more

Reported Dec 1, 199820 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 98S34Built Sep 25, 1998 – Sep 25, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: light duty trucks. the cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the air bag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the air bags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.

The risk

Unexpected air bag deployment can result in personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the cast tow hooks with forged hooks.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford F-250
1999
Ford F-350
1999
Ford F-450 SD
1999
Ford F-550 SD
1999

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin january 3, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).