Use cautionVehicle recall · NHTSA · Published October 15, 2021
Ford Expedition 2021 Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes
Ford recalls 2021 Expedition vehicles with front door side impact sensors that may not deploy air bags during crashes, risking injury. Owners must have sensors replaced free by dealers.
“Ford Expedition 2021 Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/80370-ford-expedition-2021-air-bags-not-deploying-in-crashes. Based on NHTSA recall #21V805000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=21V805000).
Ford Motor Company recalled certain 2021 Ford Expedition, F-150, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles, as well as 2022 Ford Super Duty trucks, due to air bag deployment risks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the recall on October 15, 2021.
How to tell if you have it
Ford Expedition, 2021
Ford F-150, 2021
Ford F-250 SD, 2022
Ford F-350 SD, 2022
Lincoln Navigator, 2021
What to do
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger front door side impact sensors, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
The hazard
An air bag that does not deploy properly during a crash increases the risk of injury. The front-door side impact pressure sensor modules may have been damaged during supplier assembly, which can cause the side impact air bags to not deploy properly in a crash.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Ford Motor Company has 643 other recalls on record since January 29, 2010. Other recent recalls of similar products include Hyundai 2025 Santa Cruz Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes (November 21, 2025), Nissan 2025 Altima Air Bags May Not Deploy: Recall for Safety (August 13, 2026), and Jaguar E-Pace 2021 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Injury in Crashes (November 7, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2021 Ford Expedition has a front door side impact sensor that may be damaged. The recall covers vehicles mailed with notification letters in November 2021.
Brand
Ford
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Ford Customer Service
Call 1-866-436-7332 to confirm your vehicle is affected and schedule a sensor replacement.
Get Sensor Replacement
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger front door side impact sensors free of charge.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will replace the driver and passenger front door side impact sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 3, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C26.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 19 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Ford
We’ve drafted a message you can send Ford to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 21V805000 — Ford Expedition 2021 Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes
Hello,
I own a Ford Expedition 2021 Air Bags Not Deploying in Crashes that is covered by recall 21V805000 from Ford.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will replace the driver and passenger front door side impact sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 3, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C26.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
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.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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.
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