2012 FORD FIESTA; 2013 FORD FIESTA; 2011 FORD FIESTA
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Ford is recalling certain 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles manufactured between November 3, 2009 and September 21, 2012 due to a problem with the passenger side curtain air bag. When the front passenger seat is empty, the air bag is suppressed and will not deploy during a side impact collision, which increases the risk of injury to anyone sitting in the right rear seat. Although the vehicle was designed to suppress the air bag in this situation, the owner's guide does not explain this feature as required by federal safety standards.
To remedy the issue, Ford dealers will reprogram the vehicle's software at no charge so the passenger side curtain air bag will no longer be suppressed when the front passenger seat is empty. The recall began on October 26, 2012. Owners of affected vehicles should contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332 to have the software reprogrammed.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty, increasing the risk of injury to the right rear occupant.
Ford will notify owners and dealers will reprogram the vehicle's software free of charge so that it no longer suppresses the passenger side curtain air bag when the front passenger seat is empty, and consistent with the description in the owner's guide. The safety recall began on October 26, 2012. Owner's may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles, manufactured from November 3, 2009 through September 21, 2012. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty. Although the side curtain air bag system was designed to suppress the side curtain air bag under this scenario, that information is not explained in the owner's guide for these vehicles as required by FMVSS No. 208.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.