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 | |||||
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| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V082000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 02/26/2001 to 02/28/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 268 | 03/19/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/12/2001 | 03/21/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles. the inflator canister in the driver air bag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver air bag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a driver air bag module. owner notification began march 19, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 04/03/2010 | 101617 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. while driving approximately 20 mph, the contact crashed into a light pole and the air bags did not deploy upon impact. the contact hit his head on the front windshield and suffered a head injury. the police was called to the scene but a police report was not filed. the vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. the contact was waiting for the parts to be delivered in order to repair the bumper, hood and the radiator. the failure and current mileages were 101,617. updated 06/17/10. *lj | |||
| 06/02/2007 | 118809 | 1 | 08/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. while driving 50 mph, another vehicle cut in front of the contact's vehicle. as a result, the contact crashed into the driver side of the other vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of failure. the current and failure mileages were 118,809. | |||
| 04/07/2006 | 1 | 03/28/2001 | |
| 2001 f150 clock spring was repaired. the malfunction prevented the horn and cruise control from working properly. *ts it also caused a disruption of power to the air bag module thus preventing deployment in the event of a crash. the vehicle's warranty was for 60 months/75000 miles. at the time of repair the vehicle only had 60299 miles yet the warranty had expired ten days earlier. a month before the failure the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the ford recall repair of the cruise control. the consumer inquired about the air bag and horn at that time and was told that the problem was unrelated to the recall. the consumer was also told to return with the truck at a later time because they didn't have time to repair that item right then. *nm | |||
| 03/06/2005 | 53066 | 1 | 02/06/2001 |
| My wife and i were visting my parents when we were heading home. we started the vehicle and while putting the vehicle into drive the air bags deployed. the seat beats locked up. the vehicle has not yet been repaired. insurance will not cover this and ford motor company will not repair cover this. *ak | |||
| 01/26/2005 | 62000 | 2 | |
| A person pulled out on me from my right. i hit their front drivers side. more than a foot of my frame was sticking out from the front of my truck. hood folded. drivers door jammed shut, dash pushed towards me.my airbags never came out. my truck was considered a total loss. the state trooperrs, county constable,ems personel and wrecker drivers all told me i was very fortunate to have not been more severely injured due to the fact that the airbags did not deploy. thay said with the location of impact, speed (55) and type of impact they definately should have went off. i hit my right shoulder and breast on the steering wheel. it has been three weeks and i still cannot rise my right arm. i have mutiple contusions on my right breast which resuted in a large blood clot forming that will have to be sugically removed. the right side of my neck hurts very bad and shoots pain up behind my ear. i stay with a headache. i am under a physicians care at this time and have not been able to return to work. *ak | |||
| 04/17/2001 | 1 | ||
| While driving 35 mph, the consumer applied the brakes, but they failed. as result, the consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. upon impact, the air bag failed to deploy.*ak after an inspection of the brake system, it was determined that the brake booster was defective. *jb | |||
| 1 | 11/10/2001 | ||
| While driving in the driveway driver and passenger airbags deployed. the passenger side airbag was in the off position. dealer was contacted. *ak | |||
| 04/15/2003 | 23000 | 1 | 11/01/2001 |
| While driving 60 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a rear end collision, pushing it into another vehicle head on. upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. no injuries reported. *ak *mr | |||
| 10/20/2001 | 1 | ||
| The consumers son was traveling with his friend in his new ford svt 150 lighting truck. when the consumers son was asleep and his friend was driving he was traveling in an excess speed of 120 mph, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed. the front had gone head on into the embankment when the airbags did not activate including the side airbags. the consumers son was thrown out of the vehicle and killed. *ph *scc *jb | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a head on collision where the airbags and seat belt failed. *tt rq04011.*pco | |||
| 01/16/2003 | |||
| Consumer stated that when hit at 60 mph in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. dealer notified. ts | |||
| 11/02/2002 | |||
| While at a stop another vehicle hit consumer from the rear. consumer states' both driver side and passenger side airbags deployed. drivers side caught fire. please provide any further information. ts | |||
| 10/07/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| I had an accident where i rear ended a stopped vehicle. i hit him directly in the rear while i was traveling approximately 50mph. my air bags never deployed, but i was saved from serious injury by the seat beat. i notified ford and received a return letter from vincent kirsksey, consumer affairs which basically stated that the air bag system is designed to deploy under certain conditions, non deployment in a collision, is not necessary indicative of a defect. what, is this man a moron to think a direct rear end collision with a stationary object at 50 mph is not the right condition. i believe this should be looked into by competent people. sincerely yours. art steinmeier dt | |||
| 09/11/2002 | 2 | ||
| The consumer's vehicle was involved in a head-on collision at approximately 45mph. upon impact, both driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. *ak the consumer stated that they had taken the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnosis and was told that the clock spring was inop. the consumer suffered from a chipped bone in foot, a sprained ankle and wrist, and a laceration on the ear. the consumer also hit the steering wheel with the side of his head and jaw-which caused him to have tmj. *scc | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| While driving at 30-35mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and drivers seat belt did not retract, causing driver to lurch forward into dashboard.*ak and the airbag fail to deploy. *mj | |||
| 08/14/2001 | 3 | 11/01/2000 | |
| The police said my dad's truck was going around 65 mph. the truck struck a guard rail on both sides in the front and the air bag did not deploy with either impact. they said he was not wearing his seat belt but the seat belt was still on him. he was ejected out of the passenger side and he was pinned under the truck. three of the tires blew out also. nlm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/14/2009 | 138644 | 1 | |
| I had just turned right. when i looked up i saw 4 head lights. the car that hit me was passing in a double yellow line section of the road marked for 45 mph. we had a head-on collision where my airbags did not deploy, his did. *tr | |||
| 09/23/2009 | 1 | ||
| We were involved in an accident on 09/23/09 in my husband's 2001 ford f150 pick up truck. we hit an individual who ran a stop sign. we hit him going approx 55 mph. the trucks airbags did not deploy. this is the first time we have been into an accident with this truck and our complaint is...when you buy a product, you expect the safety features to work. we have never received any type of recall on the airbags or airbag system. my husband truck is totaled. the impact destroyed the front of his truck. the emt's and fireman on scene said we were very lucky with the impact that we had sustained and no airbags deploying. *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2001 f150 airbags failed to deploy. *ts *jb | |||
| 04/17/2005 | 29786 | 2 | 02/20/2002 |
| After sustaining a front end collision, where i squarely impacted the rear end of slowly moving large 4 door car, neither driver or passenger air bags deployed. this impact occurred at approximately 40 mph, forcing the front grill back and the bumper down enough to impede the steering of the ford f-150. *ak | |||
| 03/14/2005 | 1 | ||
| Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision when another vehicle veered into consumer's lane. driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. driver was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and crashed. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. driver sustained minor injuries, and went to the hospital on his own. vehicle was towed to a body shop. *ak | |||
| 04/14/2004 | 2 | 05/05/2001 | |
| My husband was driving our 2001 ford f150 supercrew lariat on 4/14/04. he was struck from behind by a dodge neon going approximately 70 mph. my husband was going 35 mph. the safety belt did not latch nor did the airbag deploy, resulting in my husbands being thrown forward and hitting his head at great force on the windshield. the force of the crash totalled my truck, cracking and bending the frame. had either safety feature worked, my husband would not be injured today. four weeks later he suffers from short term memory loss, extreme anger and mood swings and has soft tissue damage to his neck and vertebrae. i have contacted ford and am waiting for a response. *ak rq04011.*pco | |||
| 1 | |||
| Air bags deployed while driving 30-35 mph. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| While stopping and without any indication consumer's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle traveling 45-50 mph. this caused consumer's vehicle to rear end vehicle in front. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 01/06/2003 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 45 mph. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 88000 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags did not deploy. motor mounts broke ,and the frame was damaged. *ak | |||
| 33000 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 45 mph vehicle was involved in an accident. it was hit on the driver's side. upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. driver sustained injuries to nose and back. *ak | |||
| 09/16/2003 | 30305 | 1 | 07/03/2003 |
| While driving at 40 mph vehicle was involved in a head on collision with a tree. upon impact, both front air bags did not deploy. dealer had been notified. *ak consumer accelerated around a corner and hit the tree head on. *ph | |||
| 07/03/2003 | 59000 | 1 | 08/01/2001 |
| Consumer states that when hit in the front center of the vehicle, the air bag did not deploy. dealer notified. *ak the air bag(s) did not deploy at 50 mph. the ford dealer stated they were unable to diagnose the problem due to the severed battery cables. the accident occurred when another vehicle pulled in front of the consumer. the primary impact was on the front middle to the passenger side. the vehicle was totaled. *scc *jb | |||
| 04/24/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving over 5/8 block of wood at 5mph, both frontal air bags deployed causes damage/injury to drivers chin and damage front windshield. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The consumer loss control of the vehicle, hit 3 trees before coming to a stop. none of the air bags deployed. there was a recall 01 v 095 000, for the same problem. consumer suffered injuries as a result. *jb | |||
| 01/28/2003 | 50000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 |
| Consumer was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy.*jb | |||
| 12/23/2002 | 18000 | ||
| While traveling at 50 mph, vehicle was involved in a front end collision, driver's shoulder harnest did not retract and neither airbags deployed. vehicle totaled. dealer notified. please provide additional information. ts | |||
| 09/27/2002 | |||
| Consumer states while driving at 60 mph the vehicle was in a head on accident with another vehicle. consumer states the driver side air bag did not deploy nor the passenger side airbag. dealer notified. ts *dt | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was involved in an accident that was caused by another driver, and the airbags failed to deploy.*jb | |||
| 11/18/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was in a low speed impact under 5 mph and the front air bags deployed which cause the seat belt to retract. the driver side air bag caught on fire and brunt the driver's arm. ts | |||
| 11/19/2002 | |||
| Consumer states vehicle was involved in a rear in collision. consumer states' both airbags deployed, drivers airbag caught fire. consumer feels airbags should not have deployed. please describe further. ph | |||
| 10/08/2002 | |||
| While pulling a tree stump up from the ground. the dual airbags deploy and lock up the seatbelts. the dealership is aware of the problem. mr | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was involved in a head on collision in which the air bags failed to deploy, also the seatbelt failed to restrain consumer.*jb | |||
| 05/27/2002 | 2 | 11/01/2001 | |
| I was going down highway 111 in rancho mirage, ca when a drunk driver ran a red light. i slammed into her drivers side door head on 1989 ford crown victoria with my 2001 ford f-150 crew cab traveling at approximately 35 to 45 mph. neither passenger or the drivers air bags worked. my fiancee and i both suffered injuries that i beleive could have been avoided had the air bags worked. as a result of this accident my new truck was considered a total loss.*ak | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 12500 | 1 | 11/01/2000 |
| While driving 35-40 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, driver sustained injuries. *ak consumer states that the drivers air bag failed to deploy along with the drivers seatbelt that failed to restrain him. *slc crash photos sent in by consumer *tc | |||
| 12/09/2001 | 1 | 12/01/2000 | |
| I want to know why my air bags didnot work .-- can they be tested. *ak | |||
| 10/07/2001 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| On sunday, 10/07/01 at approximately 2pm, i was parking alongside a residential street behind my unoccupied father in law's truck. i was slowing down to park, going less than 5 mph, when my foot slipped and i bumped my father in law's rear bumber. the collision was not hard. there was no damage to his truck. my truck's license plate was slightly dented and the bumber cover was only scratched. this mild impact, however did cause both my airbags to deploy. i was not hurt. i reported incident to my insurance and they referred me to a body shop for repairs. when i went to pick up my truck today, i was told by body shop employee that it was a strange incident because the impact had been so mild and the air bags were not fully deployed. as i researched this website i did find information on nhtsa campaign id number 01vo82000, which addresses the airbags not fully deploying. i am not only addressing that problem, but also at how easily the airbags did deploy at such a low speed, low impact incident. *ak | |||
| 07/23/2001 | |||
| While driving 30-35 mphhit another vehicle, impact was from right fender to middle of front bumper, and neither airbag deployed, vehicle was totalled. no injuries.*ak | |||
| 1 | 06/16/2001 | ||
| Consumer was driving at approximately 35 mph and hit a truck at an intersection with front end of vheicle , dual airbags did not deploy. ford will be sending a representative to determine cause.*ak | |||
| 05/28/2001 | |||
| Frontal air bags deployed when vehicle involved in a crash. then, driver's side air bag also deployed and ripped/tore. when air bag tore, elements in air bag caught on fire, and consumer was thrown into steering column. driver suffered abdominal/ rib cage , and arm injuries when he tried to stop himself from going into steering column. please provide any additional information/attachments. *ak | |||
| 04/15/2001 | 0 | ||
| While traveling at 45 mph another driver pulled in front of consumer, and consumer hit middle of other driver's truck. upon impact, none of the airbags deployed.*ak | |||
| 03/23/2001 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| This vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a ford explorer on the evening of friday. march 23rd 2001. i was travelling at 35- 40 mph.the collision destroyed both vehicles. airbag on my ford f150 did not deploy. manufacturer has been contacted (ford) but was not interested in examining the vehicle to determine why the srs did not work.*ak | |||
| 02/04/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was driving about 40 mph when another vehicle crossed red light and consumer's vehicle struck other vehicle in middle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy, and vehicle was totaled. *ak | |||
| While trveling at 35-40 mph and as a result of an accident air bags failed to deploy. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 10/21/2000 | 1 | ||
| Truck involved in a front end crash and there was no deployment of air bags, the truck was totalled. *cj | |||
| 12/14/2000 | |||
| Vehicle was included in a frontal collision at 40mph, and airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. *ak | |||
| 11/07/2000 | |||
| While driving at 55mph on highway vehicle was in an accident, and air bags did not deploy. vehicle was first hit in front left corner . after vehicle lost control, it hit sidewall on highway head- on. vehicle was considerd a total loss. *ak | |||
| 07/20/2000 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Both airbags deployed while vehicle was sitting still, with no impact to the vehicle.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 06/29/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer indicated that while driving anytime and at any speed air bag indicator light flashed. vehicle was serviced. and technician determined that abs pump and module were the cause. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving consumer notice d air bag indicator flashing. vehicle was serviced, and the technician determined that abs pump and module were the cause of the problem, and recommended that they should be replaced. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 04/24/2002 | 57000 | 2 | 04/20/2001 |
| Fluid leak in clutch system, dealer could not find source so he relpaced master cylinder and slave cylinder. then feb 21 2003 had same problem. dealer relaced complete cluch assembly including the slave cylinder. also at this time they noticed that the air bag switch was not functioning prorerly. this switch had been turned off at time of delivery and was never turned on again. how can this switch fail under this condition? this truck is driven over the road and well maintained. i don't feel that i should be having this much trouble when the clutch is not used as much as if it were used for in town or suburan driving. i feel that this model and year has a faulty clutch and air bag system. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 05/29/2002 | |||
| While traveling about 35mph on highway another vehicle collided head on with consumer's vehicle. upon impact, driver side airbag didn't deploy. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| 05/28/2001 | |||
| Frontal air bags deployed when vehicle involved in a crash. then, driver's side air bag also deployed and ripped/tore. when air bag tore, elements in air bag caught on fire, and consumer was thrown into steering column. driver suffered abdominal/ rib cage , and arm injuries when he tried to stop himself from going into steering column. please provide any additional information/attachments. *ak | |||