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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 90E043001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1989 to 05/01/1990 | E (Equipment) | 172000 | 11/05/1990 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/30/1990 | 10/31/1990 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gases to escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace air bag modules containing potentially defective inflators. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Note:this campaign was initiated by trw, inc., manufacturer of the air bag module system:air bag modules.vehicle description:passenger cars equipped with driver side supplemental airbag modules. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/01/2001 | |||
| Car has started to stall repeatedly at idle or near idle speeds but not consistantly, otherwise runs fine. airbag light also blinks on and off 9 times stops and re starts blinks consistantly, works?*ak | |||
| Air bag warning light illuminates, indicating a malfunction within the air bag system. cause unknown. dealer cannot identify the problem. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 1 | 12/27/1998 | ||
| Air bag warning lights blink intermittantly. | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of airbag during accident.(attorney for client) *sd | |||
| 02/20/1995 | 0 | ||
| Air bag warning light illuminated due to sensors. *sd | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/07/1996 | |||
| When turning on the ignition, the driver's side airbag deployed. please describe. *ak | |||
| 05/29/1996 | |||
| Air bag deployed in an accident at 55mph, burned driver's chest. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 06/15/1995 | |||
| Poor performance of the air bag unit light is flashing on the air bag. tt | |||
| While driving, airbag light blinks on and off all the time, dealer can't correct problem. tt | |||
| 12/19/1994 | 1 | ||
| Air bag deployed, and caused acute bronchitis. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 2 | |||
| Air bag sensors failed several times. | |||