A friend of mine did try to buy a 2014 when the recalls started on the newer S197's. He was told the same thing about the dealer not being able to sell it because of the recall. Due to Takata sitting on their asses, it can hurt some dealers not being able to sell the stock that is affected.
Before I got out of sales, the Fusions had the same issue with the EcoBoost and the fuel lines. We had 4-5 Fusions that a ton of people wanted to buy, but couldn't sell them due to the recall they had on them. Took Ford about 5 months before we could sell those particular units.
Difference between the Airbag recall, and the Fusion recall, Ford actually had control over the parts and the timeline. With the airbags, Takata is holding the reins with all of the vehicle manufacturers.