2009 FORD TAURUS X Recall

Campaign:: 16V247000 on 04/25/2016
Component:: Air bags:frontal
Manufactured:: 10/04/2007 - 09/02/2008
Affected:: 695
Defect:: Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 ford flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 ford taurus, 2008-2009 ford taurus x, 2008 mercury sable, 2009 and 2011 lincoln mks vehicles. the driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 208, "occupant crash protection."
Consequence:: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Correction:: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin on june 13, 2016. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 16c06.
Notes:: Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

2009 FORD TAURUS X TSBs (3)

Bulletin:: SIS-21841
Component:: 118000 electrical system: software
Summary:: Comm-trans lund: some 2009-2011 models may have the air bag inicator flashing with a stored trouble code. this is a software problem. *rm
Bulletin:: AS-21769
Component:: 046000 service brakes, air:antilock
Summary:: Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm
Bulletin:: TSB-10-16-1
Component:: 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:: Ford: there may be a rough idle or misses while the malfunction light is on. there are mutliple possible trouble codes stored. *rm