Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2005 Ford Ranger

Tl - takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the nhsta campaign number: 17v-788000 (driver and passenger air bag inflator replacement) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The contact received the recall notification summer of 2016. The dealer (quirk Ford located at 244 main street, belfast, me 04915) stated that the parts were unavailable for the repair. The contact received a letter head from the manufacturer that parts are available. The manufacturer has not been made aware of this recall at this time, contact is in the process to speak with the manufacturer about the recall. The contact has not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms " parts distribution disconnect".

Recall date 12/13/17 of passenger airbag inflators 17v87 & 17v88. Notice dated January 2018. Contacted local dealer (lawton, ok) several times in February, March, April to order part/see if part was available. It is now 4/20/18 and they still do not have part in. Claim they ordered it.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Ford Ranger. The contact was informed by the dealer of manufacturer recall campaign (16s03) concerning the driver's air bag inflator replacement. According to the contact, the dealer (metro Ford of madison, 5422 wayne terrace, madison, WI 53718, (608) 246-3600) failed to provide the remedy and replacement part for over a year. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Takata recall I have been waiting for months to receive the "interim" replacement for my driver's side airbag, and I have felt unsafe in driving my vehicle since I first received notice of the takata airbag inflator. I've brought my truck (2005 Ford Ranger) into my local Ford dealership 3 separate times, and each time they've returned it to me without fixing anything because the part for the interim replacement has been on backorder. This is in houston, TX, so right in the middle of the priority region due to extremely high humidity. I have tried every possible avenue to get a loaner vehicle, by calling Ford customer care and my local Ford dealership (sterling mccall Ford in houston, TX). I know that Honda is issuing loaner vehicles, despite having many more models affected by this recall. It is clear that Honda cares more about its customers' safety than Ford, because Ford refuses to issue loaner vehicles for this recall. I refuse to drive my truck or allow my wife to drive my truck until the problem is fixed. This leaves me without a vehicle to drive. I urge NHTSA to put pressure on Ford to provide loaner vehicles, as Honda has done, to show that they actually care about their customers' safety.