jwog666

just replaced a drivers side inflator yesterday, the replacement part is made by TRW, so at least its not takata FWIW

S197 GT

Where did you purchase it?

jwog666

i didnt. i replaced it for a customer under the recall. i am a ford tech in WI

bstang14

I brought my 14 in for a tire pressure sensor issue yesterday. The service rep said she had an extra kit and did mine. Right place at the right time.

rls82959

I had recall# 14B09 done last year.
Last week I received the notice for recall# 15S21.
The notice says this is a permanent repair and must be
performed even if you had an airbag inflator previously replaced
as an interim repair.
Dealer says 10 days to get the 15S21 parts.
Was 14B09 a brand new possibly defective unit?
Why is 14B09 being replaced by 15S21?

jwog666

the air bag inflators over time react with moisture and this causes them to explode at a higher pressure and fracture the casing in an accident. there were no redesigned inflators at that time, so they replaced the 10 year old inflators with new ones of the same faulty design. this was an interim repair that only served to get the 10 year old parts off of cars. now that redesigned inflators have been produced, they will be replaced again with units that wont explode and frag you after 10 years in service.

ROMM

So I I looked up my VIN on the NHTSA website and it shows the recall 15V319, but for the status says:

RECALL STATUS: Recall INCOMPLETE. Remedy not yet available

Remedy not yet available? Guess I'll check with my local dealership.
If there is a remedy (which there seems to be from reading every page of this thread), this is pretty unacceptable for the NHTSA website. A lot of people may take the info from this sight as gospel and not get the issue resolved due to waiting for them to show the remedy available.

jz78817

they seem to be prioritizing older cars first. I looked up the VIN for my 2012 and it says parts are available for 2005-2012 cars. your car is too new for the inflator propellant to have degraded; though given you're in a high humidity region I'd wager you'll be next in line.

ROMM

Local dealer ran my VIN and told me about the airbag recall and scheduled the repair to be done on July 26. I didn't even have to mention anything to them about it. I told them I just recently (last week) bought a used 2014 GT and asked them about servicing it. They asked if I had the VIN number so they could run a check on it, and voila.

According to this PDF http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/pd...rityGroups.pdf, my vehicle is in priority group 2. My car was delivered and sold in Houston, Tx. where it has spent it's life until I purchased it. I am only 2 hours away directly east, so my vehicle is definitely in the HAH (high absolute humidity) region.

And btw, this thread has been a great help!

DLL66

I received my recall notice at the beginning of the month. Made an appointment last Thursday at the dealer. It took longer in doing the paper work than switching out the air bag.