What are front side impact airbags?

What are front side impact airbags?

Airbags put a soft barrier between passengers and the frame of the car (and other cars) during a crash. While front airbags protect the driver and front passenger from head-on collisions, side airbags add protection to passengers during side impact collisions, like getting T boned.

Is the Ford airbag inflator a defective part?

Ford dealers are to replace the driver side airbag inflator free. Unfortunately, a problem for all manufacturers in obtaining replacement parts from Takata. Some replacement parts were also found to be defective. Problems in production at the Takata manufacturing facility was blamed for this issue.

Can a defective airbag cause a passenger to be injured?

They do this by putting a cushion of air between vehicle occupants and hard surfaces inside their vehicle. Unfortunately, defects in some airbag components, especially the inflator mechanisms, have led to passenger injuries when the airbag does not function as intended.

How many people have been injured by Ford airbags?

Other replacements never arrived, as one truckload of Takata inflators blew up and burned in August of 2016, in Texas. Although deaths from airbag failures is a low figure, and accidents from faulty airbag deployment numbers in the low hundreds, Ford has taken care to recall millions of cars and trucks.

What to do if your Ford airbag fails?

If you have been seriously injured, or you know someone who has by a failed Ford airbag, it is vital that you seek legal assistance immediately through an individual defective airbag lawsuit.

When to use my airbags on a Ford?

If your Ford vehicle was involved in an accident/collision, or you are a dealer or a body shop that is rebuilding a vehicle that you have purchased at an auction such as Copart or IAAI (Insurance Auto Auction), then you will love MyAirbags.

Where are airbag codes stored in Ford SRS?

Below you will find common airbag codes that can be stored in your airbag control module after your vehicle was in an accident. The best part of having your Ford’s original SRS airbag module reset by MyAirbags is that when you get your airbag control module back and it goes back into the same vehicle that it came out of then it will be plug-n-play.

What are the DTC codes for Ford airbags?

Ford DTC Trouble Codes DTC Description 12 Airbag module faulty (RCM Is Faulted) – 13 Crash Data Memory Full ( Send Airbag Mod 14 Air Bag Diagnostic Monitor Ground Circui 15 Incorrect Airbag module installed – DTC

Can a used airbag module be sent to myairbags?

This is an alternative to purchasing a new or used airbag system module that will need to be taken to the dealership to have the new or used airbag control module programmed to your vehicle. Send your airbag control module to MyAirbags and save time, money and not having to deal with a dealership for your repair services!