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Ford · Canada · High

Ford F-350: Airbag

Affects Ford F-350 · 1999 — about 1 vehicles.

The hazard

On certain vehicles, cast tow hooks change the crash pulse during a frontal barrier impacts. The airbag sensor was not calibrated for this crash pulse and may cause the airbags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent. Correction: Cast tow hooks will be replaced with forged tow hooks.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational