Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 95E006002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 01/01/1995 to 02/01/1995 | E (Equipment) | 8600 | 02/10/1995 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/24/1995 | 02/28/1995 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The passenger side air bag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The passenger side air bag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove and replace the passenger side air bag module. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: interior; passive restraints; air bag; passenger. vehicle description: passenger side air bag in passenger cars, vans andmulti-purpose vehicles. note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 12140 | 11/01/1998 | 613161 | Some vehicles equipped ith 2.0l may require replacement of the left air bag module or steering wheel during normal repair situations. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| 12508 | 03/01/1999 | 6091747 | Some vehicles may require steering wheel and airbag replacement. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| 5810 | 03/01/1999 | 605220 | Subject on steering wheel & airbag replacement. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1999 | ||
| The air bag light illuminates on and off. *jg | |||
| 12/21/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer complains about air bag light illuminating. *jg | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 1 | 07/23/2001 | |
| The vehicle has air bag problem. *yh | |||
| 12/21/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer complains about air bag light illuminating. *jg | |||
| Air bag lights illuminate all the time while vehicle is running. dealer contacted.*ak | |||
| 1 | 12/18/1995 | ||
| The consumer experiencing problems with air bags. *yh | |||
| Air bag warning light remains illuminated on the dashboard, indicating a malfunction within system, cause unknown. please give any further details.*ak | |||
| 1 | 02/21/2001 | ||
| Consumer was involved in an accident where the vehicle rolled seven times, the air bags experienced no deployment, consumer was injured in accident. *slc | |||
| 03/24/2001 | |||
| Vehicle has experienced same problem as mentioned in recall 95e006002/ manufacturer's recall# 7243. passenger's side air bag did not deploy properly. airbag blew up, causing dashboard to crack/ windshield/ sunvisor and passenger's side window to break. sunvisor flew to rear of vehicle, and caused minor injuries to a child. consumer rearended another vehicle at 10 mph, causing airbags to deploy. during deployment, vehicle had black smoke.*ak | |||
| 01/15/2001 | 1 | 12/08/1994 | |
| Ea o1 007/air bag clockspring: air bag light staying on. dealer / manufacturer was not notified at this time. *ak the engine was okay but the light on dash board cames and stays on. *yh | |||
| 03/15/1999 | |||
| 1.) replaced ignition switch on two occasions; 2.) frontal torsion bar had to be replaced; 3.) air bag in steering wheel has a rattle noise when turning wheel, and 4.) air bag senor light intermittently comes on. dealer notified and made all repairs except rattle in air bag on steering wheel, and the air bag sensor light that come on intermittently. feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1997 | |||
| Drivers side airbag detached from steering wheel/without cause | |||
| 08/21/1999 | |||
| While driving air bag cover fell into consumer's lap. *ak | |||
| 05/06/1999 | 3 | ||
| While driving air bag light came on. consumer took vehicle to dealer, and dealer couldn't turn it off. *ak | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1996 | ||
| Air bag light flashing but dealer cannot locate short. | |||
| 01/05/1999 | |||
| Air bag system has an electrical short. consumer was told by the dealer that they cannot find the problem, and is waiting for the system to recode itself. *ak | |||
| 10/12/1997 | 2 | ||
| While driving air bag became loose & fell in driver's lap. took back to dealer & service manager supposedly repaired air bag 1st time. it happened again later on in the year. this time told by manufacturer & dealer that it was not a safety issue. was not repaired. | |||
| 04/09/1997 | 1 | 05/29/1995 | |
| Airbag deployment was violent, causing chemicals to disperse into face, left arm, small area of right hand. | |||
| 04/09/1997 | 1 | 05/29/1995 | |
| Air bag deployment was violent, causing burns to left arm/right hand, and also on left side of stomach with the development of a small cyst. dup of 516955, added on 25-feb-98. *ak | |||
| 04/03/1996 | 2 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Recall related, 95v228000 and 95v232000 contacted dealership on 3/11/95, will order parts by apr.20,1995, no parts available as 4/3/95. *ak consumer was also having problems with the driver's side seat track, driver;s side air bag, and the driver's side window, and was also told a new filler neck ws needed for gas tank, also needed new wiper, starter needed to be replaced,switch for windshield wiper on steering wheel was coming off and would not snap back into place.*jb | |||
| 11/09/1995 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| While driving at low speed the air bags prematurely deployed, windshield shattered, damaged both air bag modules both had to be replaced. tt alos sunroof was damaged.*jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/06/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumers daughter was stopped at a traffice light, when she was hit head on by another vehicle, both the driver and the passenger were wearing seat belts, however the seat belts failed to restrain them and both driver and the passenger were thrown foward, also the airbags failed to deploy, the driver and passenger suffered injuries.*mj | |||
| 01/09/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a side collision with some frontal damages, and neither air bag deployed, dealer was not notified at this time. feel free to provide any further informastion.*ak | |||
| While driving without collision occurring driver's air bag fell from steering wheel, cause unknown. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/15/2000 | 0 | ||
| Drivers side airbag is loose and consumer can stick hand behind airbag. consumer is scared airbag may deploy and injure someone. two weeks later while driving at 50 another driver hit consumer's vehicle from the front and airbags didn't deploy.*ak | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1999 | |
| Airbags deployed over speedbump. no other related vehicle damage. body and paint original. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| Airbags deployed in 3 mph collision. small bumper cover tear only. airbags deplyed breaking windshield on deployment. i feel the airbags should not have deplyoyed on such a light impact. *ak | |||
| 08/08/1999 | |||
| Had an accident on 08-aug-99, and driver's air bag didn't deploy.consumer contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 07/11/1999 | |||
| While driving 60 mph had a tire blowout, and lost control. vehicle spun around and had a frontal impact with a group of trees. upon impact, driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 10/27/1998 | 1 | ||
| Going 40-45mph towards a curb. applied brakes, vehicle failed to stop. steered to side of road. steering hard to control. crossed median & hit metal fence pole. air bags did not deploy upon impact. *ak | |||
| 10/06/1998 | |||
| Driver was at traffic tie u when a vehicle struck the driver from behind, the truck was moving at a hight rate of speed, pushed the driver into a van that was stopped in front and into the center cement divide. driver's side seatback fell into a semi-recline position and the seat slid back, airbag did not deploy, the seat falling back caused the driver's lumbar spine to be injured. | |||
| 06/19/1998 | 1 | 06/07/1998 | |
| The explosion of the passenger side air bag broke the windshield, rear view mirror and glove box. had there been a front seat passenger, serious injury could have resulted. | |||
| 03/14/1997 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| The driver's side airbag is not properly connected to the steering wheel. the driver can move it around with her hand. on cold days driver felt the cold air all around edge opening of air bag from outside of car. *ak | |||
| Driver hit curb and car turned over at 30 mph and the airbags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| Consumer was involved in a very low speed collision and the passenger's and driver's side air bags deployed, causing serious injuries to the occupant on the passenger side, no damage to the front end, all damage was from the deployment of the air bags. *ak | |||
| 12/15/1996 | |||
| Vehicle hit a lamp pole and the driver's side and air bag deployed, but when it deployed it didn't deploy fully. air bag came out half way. but the passenger's side air bag deployed but also cracked the windshield and dashboard. *ak | |||
| 10/06/1996 | |||
| Air bag deployed but driver received injuries from deployment due to ignitor, the injuries were burn related. there is no instructions in owner's manual to position hands.please describe details. *ak | |||
| 04/15/1996 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of air bags in accident, causing injuries. | |||
| 04/26/1996 | 6 | ||
| No deployment of drivers air bag in accident. *dsh | |||
| 04/26/1996 | 6 | ||
| No deployment of passengers air bag in above accident. | |||
| 11/09/1995 | 1 | 05/01/1995 | |
| While driving at low speed the air bags prematurely deployed, windshield shattered, damaged both air bag modules both had to be replaced. tt alos sunroof was damaged.*jb | |||
| 11/09/1995 | |||
| While driving at low speed the air bags prematurely deployed, windshield shattered, damaged both air bag modules both had to be replaced. tt | |||
| 10/16/1995 | |||
| Driver hit steering wheel before the air bag deployed on frontal collision at 10 mph. tt | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| Driver's side airbag did not deploy during side impact; vehicle went into spin; hit a house; vehicle broadsided by another vehicle. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/03/1998 | 36000 | 1 | |
| Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 1995 ford contour with 36000 failure mileage at 55 mph the front front driver's side airbag deployed without any warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the ford engineer checked the vehicle, and determined that there was no damage to the vehicle, but he determined that the sensor was faulty. the vehicle has been repaired. the driver received minor injuries.*ak | |||
| 03/15/1999 | |||
| 1.) replaced ignition switch on two occasions; 2.) frontal torsion bar had to be replaced; 3.) air bag in steering wheel has a rattle noise when turning wheel, and 4.) air bag senor light intermittently comes on. dealer notified and made all repairs except rattle in air bag on steering wheel, and the air bag sensor light that come on intermittently. feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 01/27/2003 | 45000 | ||
| I have a ford contour 1995 manufactured in 12/94 i have some complaints about my car. there are some recalls out on this vehicle. but there are not list for my contour vin # but i have the same problems. my car was taken to the robins ford delership in glenolden,pa for not starting. after they inspected the vehicle they called me and told me that i have a wiring harness defect that caused it to short circuit my spark plugs. they told me that the wires for this vehicle is out dated and for have been replacing them with updated wires. but they have not issued a recall for my vin# but it is a known manufacturer defect with this car. i also have some problems that have just started that ford have recalls on but again not my so called vin#. my seat belts on this car have been breaking off at the connection tab as well as my defroster not working. both have recalls on them. i also have concerns about other recalls they have open on this car that are safty haszerds one for which is a fuel tank assembly filler that can cause a flash fire and a fuel tank leakage that can cause a fire they also have a recall for their air bags. i have children that makes me very concered about their safty in this car. and the lack of concern by their ford manufacturer. how can i get this things fix so their will be no accidents. | |||
| 03/01/2001 | |||
| Consumer was involved in a front end collision with another vehicle, but driver's side air bag did not deploy fully. as a result, driver hit steering wheel and dashboard. dealer has been contacted. please provide further details.*ak | |||
| Vehicle became airborn over railroad tracks at 55mph, and when hitting ground vehicle ran into a ditch, and flipped over about 7 times. upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. *ak | |||