In Re: Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation

Welcome to the Informational Website for the Ford Settlement

UPDATE: Pursuant to section III.B.7 of the Ford Settlement Agreement, the Parties have agreed to extend the Outreach Program by one year. The Outreach Program will now conclude on or around March 9, 2025.

A $299.1 million settlement has been proposed with Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). The Settlement resolves claims that Ford manufactured, distributed, or sold certain vehicles containing allegedly defective inflators manufactured by Takata Corporation and TK Holdings, Inc. that allegedly could, upon deployment, rupture and expel debris or shrapnel at the driver or passenger or otherwise affect the airbag’s deployment, and that the Plaintiffs sustained economic losses as a result thereof. The Court preliminarily approved the Settlement on September 5, 2018.

Ford denies and continues to deny that it has violated any law, denies liability, and denies that it engaged in any and all wrongdoing with respect to the manufacture, distribution, or sale of the Subject Vehicles. Both sides in the lawsuit agreed to a settlement in order to increase recall completion rates and to avoid the cost and risk of further litigation, with the goal of enhanced customer satisfaction.

This economic loss class action Settlement Class includes:

• All persons or entities who or which owned and/or leased, on September 5, 2018, Subject Vehicles distributed for sale or lease in the United States or any of its territories or possessions; and
• All persons or entities who or which formerly owned and/or leased Subject Vehicles distributed for sale or lease in the United States or any of its territories or possessions, and who or which sold or returned, pursuant to a lease, the Subject Vehicles after June 19, 2014, and before September 5, 2018.

The Ford Settlement does not involve claims for personal injury or property damage to any property other than the Subject Vehicles.

Important Note: Some vehicles included in the Settlement will be recalled at a later date and others may not require a recall. Your receipt of a Settlement Notice does not mean your vehicle is subject to a recall. Please refer to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, www.safercar.gov, for the latest information about Takata recalls and to determine if your vehicle is subject to a recall.