Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2006 Ford F-150

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. While the contact was driving approximately 25 mph over a bump in the road, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they stated that there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number 1v107000 (air bags: frontal: driver side inflator module). The failure occurred whenever the engine was in operation. The VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated an appointment was schedule with the dealer three weeks ago to have NHTSA recall campaign id number: 11v107000 (air bag: frontal: driver side inflator module) replaced. The dealer called the day before the appointment and stated the vehicle would not be repaired since the manufacturer was no longer making the parts available. The original appointment was made three weeks ago and they still have not been able to repair the vehicle. The current mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to repaired for recall 11v107000 (air bags:frontal driver side inflator module). After receiving the vehicle from the dealer, the air bag light illuminated immediately. When she took the vehicle back to the dealer, the mechanic stated that the sensor was the cause of the failure. The contact noticed no problems with the air bags until the vehicle was taken in for the recall repair. The contact called the manufacturer who referred her to a different dealer that refused to repair the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired a second time. The current and failure mileages were approximately 83,000.

The contact owns 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the air bags deployed causing the contact to lose t control of the vehicle, drive off the shoulder and swiped the drivers side on a wall. The contact referenced the NHTSA campaign id number: 11v107000 (air bags: frontal:driver side inflator module) that she received in the mail. The vehicle was towed to the owners home. Neither the manufacturer nor dealer was contacted regarding the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was unavailable, but the current mileage was 120,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated the vehicle was included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 11v107000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module). An authorized dealer was notified and the contact was informed the parts necessary to remedy the failure were unavailable. The contact had been attempting to make an appointment for approximately one month, but the dealer had constantly informed him of the unavailability of parts. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact received a recall notice associated with NHTSA campaign id number 11v107000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module). Since the notice was received the contact notified an authorized dealer on several occasions and was informed that the parts necessary to remedy the recall were unavailable. A reason for the lack of parts were not provided to the contact. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 34,000.