The Ford Motor Company has issued a recall of 850,000 vehicles.
The recall is for 2013-2014 models of Ford C-MAX, Fusion, Escape and Lincoln MKZ vehicles in North America.
The company says the restraints control module may short circuit and then the airbag warning indicator will illuminate.
Depending on the location of the short circuit, the deployable restraint systems (e.g., airbags, pretensioners, side curtains) may not function as intended in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The short circuit may also affect the function of other systems that use data from the restraints control module, including stability control. In these cases, the corresponding warning indicator lamps would also illuminate.
Affected vehicles include certain 2013-2014 C-MAX vehicles built at Michigan Assembly Plant, Jan. 19, 2012 to Nov. 21, 2013; certain 2013-2014 Fusion vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant, Feb. 3, 2012 to Aug. 24, 2013; certain 2013-2014 Escape vehicles built at Louisville Assembly Plant, Oct. 5, 2011 to Nov. 1, 2013 and certain 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant, April 25, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013.
As of Sept. 24, 2014, we are aware of approximately 745,000 vehicles in the United States, 82,000 in Canada and 20,000 in Mexico.
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