{"id":6171,"date":"2014-10-02T19:27:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T23:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=6171"},"modified":"2014-10-02T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T23:29:10","slug":"ford-and-lincoln-restraint-control-module-defect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=6171","title":{"rendered":"Ford And Lincoln Restraint Control Module (RCM) Defect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ford will be asking owners of certain Ford and Lincoln cars and SUV’s to return their vehicles to an approved repair facility for a problem that could result in drivers not sufficiently protected during an accident. Ford’s number for this recall is 14S21 and the NHTSA campaign number is 14V-597.<\/p>\n

According to reports filed with the NHTSA, the affected vehicles may be equipped with a Restraint Control Module (RCM) that could experience an internal short circuit. Depending on the location of the short circuit, the deployable restrain system airbags and\/or pretensioners may not work properly, as well as other systems that use data from the RCM, such as stability control. Drivers will be alerted of a problem by an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp. <\/p>\n

The vehicles affected include:<\/p>\n