Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 15751 | 03/01/2002 | 636390 | Some vehicles may exhibit an air bag light on with diagnostic trouble code b1993. *tt | 11/08/2002 | |
| 16131 | 08/01/2002 | 636151 | Some vehicles may exhibit repeat service for an air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes b1994 and b1998 set. *tt | 11/06/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 125000 | 1 | |
| 01 ford exp sport trac 4x4 with rear radio/ac controls air bag warning light does not go out and keeps popping fuse (location for fan blower) and blower inop even with higher amp fuses. happens change weather cold/hot and rough roads. jiggle wire harness under dash/center console area corrects (temp). can not trouble shoot airbag mod when fuse blown. ac inop when fuse blown. *tr | |||
| 10/06/2003 | 23000 | 1 | 06/01/2001 |
| On the oct 6th 2003 i was driving the ford sport-trac and suffered a seizure. i then lost control of the truck and crashed into a wall of a home in the area. the truck caught fire and i was fortunate enough to have 2 people pull me from the truck before it exploded. the airbags in the truck did not deploy and i broke my back in 2 places. the doctor at the hospital told me that the breaks in my back and the bruises on my front side alligned with the steering wheel and that was the source of my injuries. no source of the fire was found and the truck melted at the scene. i am now injured for life because of this incident. i contacted ford at the time and they never contacted me back after they said they would. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| Restraint control module (rcm) became inoperable on 2001 ford explorer sportrac.*mr *nm | |||
| 10/16/2003 | 68000 | 1 | |
| After making an emergency stop air bag light came on and remained on while driving. vehicle was taken to the dealer. dealer informed consumer that the problem could be an electrical short.*ak | |||
| 10/06/2003 | 25000 | 06/01/2001 | |
| While driving the 2001 ford explorer sport trac, driver suffered a seizure. vehicle hit the post, then vehicle shot across 2 lanes of traffic at approximately 30 mph hitting a tree head on. the air bags did not deploy. vehicle burst into flames. if passer bys did not pull driver from vehicle, driver would have died. vehicle had approximately 25,000 miles on it. driver suffered broken back. vehicle totaled. damage to tree, wall, house. *la | |||
| 03/28/2002 | 1 | 12/30/2000 | |
| Consumer states vehicle has a squeak in air bag compartment. air bag bolts were tightened. *tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 02/07/2006 | 124000 | 1 | 05/07/2001 |
| Feb 7th 2006 i was in a head on collision with another vehicle that deployed both airbags. my explorer sport trac did not deploy any airbags. i had to have a fusion of c5 & c6 in my neck due to the crash. *tr | |||
| 11/06/2005 | 71000 | 1 | 03/06/2001 |
| I sustained facial injuries as a result of the deployment of the airbags on a 2001 ford sport trac. it is my belief that the air bags deployed for no apparent reason. *jb | |||
| 05/29/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 60 mph consumer ran head-on into a cow which walked into the road, none of the front air bags deployed. contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything, the driver sustained neck and leg injuries.*ak *nlm | |||