DON’T DRIVE: Thousands of Utah Vehicles Under Urgent Recall

Ford and Mazda have issued a "Do Not Drive" warning on 400,000+ cars.

Here's some of the details from nhtsa.gov press release: (LINK TO FULL PRESS RELEASE)

"Ford Motor Co. and Mazda North American Operations today have issued urgent “Do Not Drive” warnings for more than 457,000 vehicles equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata air bags. If you have one of these vehicles, do not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air bag is replaced.

This “Do Not Drive” warning covers all unrepaired, recalled Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, as well as all Mazda vehicles, that are equipped with non-desiccated Takata air bags.

Ford’s warning covers 374,290 model year 2004-2014 vehicles previously recalled under the following campaigns:

• 17V787, 17V788
  • 2004-2006 Ranger
• 15V319
  • 2005-2006 GT
  • 2005-2014 Mustang
• 16V384, 17V024, 18V046, 19V001
  • 2005-2006 GT
  • 2005-2014 Mustang
  • 2006-2012 Fusion
  • 2006-2012 Lincoln MKZ/Zephyr
  • 2006-2012 Mercury Milan
  • 2007-2010 Edge
  • 2007-2010 Lincoln MKX
  • 2007-2011 Ranger

There's a lot more information on the website.

It includes a bunch of Mazda models as well.

A lot of the cars are coming up on being 20 years old and that can make them more susceptible to the air bag rupturing.

You can check for recalls on the NHTSA's website, it has a lookup tool.

I am always clueless about car recalls but there always seems to be a bunch out there. If you're having an issue with a part of your car or even if you're not having an issue it's smart to check the NHTSA website every once in awhile because it's amazing how often you'll find something even if your car is old.