Ford Fusion 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury
Ford is recalling 2012 Fusion vehicles with passenger air bag inflators that may rupture during crashes, causing serious injury or death. Owners must stop driving until repair is completed.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Ford is recalling certain 2012 Fusion vehicles due to a risk that passenger air bag inflators could rupture during a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death. Owners must stop driving until the repair is completed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1251601-ford-fusion-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1251601-ford-fusion-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 7, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #17V024000
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“Ford Fusion 2012 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated October 7, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1251601-ford-fusion-2012-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #17V024000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=17V024000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflators may rupture during a crash due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes. This can cause metal fragments to strike occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2012 Ford Fusion vehicles in specific U.S. states and territories are affected. Those who drive these vehicles without the repair are at risk of serious injury or death in a crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2012 Ford Fusion is in Zone A (Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands) or Zone B (Arizona, Arkansas, etc.).
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What to do — step by step
Stop Driving Until Repair
Do not drive your vehicle until Ford completes the air bag inflator replacement.
Contact Ford Customer Service
Call Ford at 1-866-436-7332 to get repair instructions and parts availability updates.
What NHTSA says to do
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #17V024000 (October 1, 2017)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 7, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.