Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 14666 | 02/01/2001 | 619163 | Some vehicles equipped with seat side air bags may exhibit a difficult to diagnose air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble code b1994 or b1998 (open / resistance in the driver / passenger seat air bag circuit). *tt | 05/17/2001 | |
| 14579 | 01/01/2001 | 617964 | Some vehicles equipped with side seat air bags may exhibit an intermittent air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes u2017 and / or u2018 (side crash sensor communications error) stored in memory. *tt | 04/02/2001 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| 15016 | 06/01/2001 | 622831 | Some vehicles may exhibit a difficult to diagnose air bag light on with a diagnostic code c1946 (driver seat track position sensor circuit malfunction) stored in memory. *tt | 10/23/2001 | |
| 14579 | 01/01/2000 | 620475 | Vehicles equipped with side seat air bags may exhibit an intermittent air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes u2017 and / or u2018 (side crash sensor communications error) stored in memory. *tt | 08/09/2001 | |
| 14533 | 12/01/2000 | 616871 | Some vehicles equipped with side seat air bags may exhibit an intermittent air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) u2017 and / or u2018 (side crash sensor communications error) stored in memory. *tt | 03/14/2001 | |
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||||
| 14812 | 04/01/2001 | 619312 | Some vehicles equipped with side seat air bags built prior to june 1, 2001 may exhibit an air bag lamp on with diagnostic trouble code b1994 and / or b1998 (open / high resistance in the driver / passenger side seat air bag circuits). | 05/23/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||
| EA03010 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 07/02/2003 | 06/23/2004 | FRONTAL AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT IN CRASH | ||
| This investigation identified a total of 427 reports alleging non-deployment of the frontal air bags.of the 427 reports, two incidents (fatal crashes) have been identified as severe frontal crashes in which the frontal air bags did not deploy.a defect trend has not been identified at this time.further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see attached summary report. | ||||||
| PE03002 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 01/06/2003 | 07/02/2003 | FRONTAL AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT IN CRASH | ||
| Ford motor company has identified 260 reports alleging frontal air bag non-deployment for any (severity) frontal or near-frontal crash on model year 2000-2001 ford taurus and mercury sable vehicles.additional crash reports are contained in nhtsa's fatality analysis reporting system (fars) database.the single odi report listed in the report summary is nhtsa's special crash investigation's case no. ca00-020 that involved a high-speed crash non-deployment involving a driver fatality and front passenger injury.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea03-010) and odi will collect additional information on certain crash reports and conduct further study of this issue. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 09/13/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact susatined injuries to the right foot, shoulder and the face. the contact was taken to the hospital. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact did not call the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 78,000. | |||
| 09/13/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact susatined injuries to the right foot, shoulder and the face. the contact was taken to the hospital. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact did not call the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 78,000. kmj | |||
| 09/13/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. the contact suffered injuries to the right foot and shoulder as well as facial injuries. the contact was taken to the hospital. the during the crash the air bag did not deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. the contact did not call the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 78,000. jo | |||
| 04/19/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact was driving 30 mph when her vehicle was crashed into from the front driver's side and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was filed and the driver sustained minor contusions and bruising. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 80,000. kmj | |||
| 04/19/2012 | 80000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph her vehicle was impacted on the front driver side and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was file and the driver only sustained minor contusions and bruising. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 80,000. pm | |||
| 03/28/2011 | |||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated that while attempting to avoid crashing into a deer, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two lights poles and a tree from the front driver side of the vehicle. the contact stated that none of the frontal air bags deployed. the contact was reported injured and a police report was available. the vehicle was towed away bt the contacts insurance company and deemed as destroyed. the vehicle was currently being inspected to determine why the air bags did not deploy. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were unknown. | |||
| 03/28/2011 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. the contact stated they swerved to miss a dear and that caused them to hit two lights poles and a tree. the contact stated the vehicle hit the light poles and tree on the right front and side of the vehicle. the contact stated neither frontal air bag deployed. the vehicle was towed away bt the contacts insurance company. the vehicle was ruled destroyed and was currently being inspected to see why the air bags did not deploy. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage and current mileages were unknown.rl | |||
| 05/15/2010 | |||
| I noticed that my airbag light was illuminated and blinking. i took it to my ford dealership and they said there was nothing they could do, it was a known problem, and totally not fixable. i was told to turn the car off and turn it back on. i did this, and each time the car stalled. i finally went online to see what the light was about and it seems that the airbags may not deploy on impact. i brought the car back to the dealership and told them this and ask them to look into it. once again, there was nothing they could do. i was told to just not get into an accident. i finally got rid of the car due to the lack of safety when the car was had 145,038 miles. | |||
| 09/09/2009 | 138000 | 1 | 09/29/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. while driving 25 to 30 mph several deer ran in front of the vehicle causing him to lose control of the vehicle on a dirt road. the vehicle was crushed when it rolled over and it was also destroyed. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact sustained injuries to his shoulder. there were no passengers in the vehicle. a police report is available. the failure mileage was 138,000. updated 10/22/09.*jb | |||
| 08/24/2008 | 110700 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. while driving approximately 70 mph, the contact struck a guard rail. the vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. prior to the failure, she never noticed any air bag warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel. the contact has pictures of the vehicle and a copy of the police report. she called the manufacturer and is waiting for a response. a police report was filed. the failure and current mileages were 110,700. | |||
| 01/18/2008 | 140630 | 1 | 03/01/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford taurus. while driving 65 mph, the air bag light illuminated. the dealer inspected the vehicle, but was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. the current and failure mileages were 140,630. | |||
| 04/03/2003 | 3 | ||
| My wife while driving a rental 2001 ford taurus on ventura freeway attempted to brake at some point,the brake pedal went to the floor she exited the freeway at off ramp and crashed into a concrete retaining wall.both air bags did not deploy,my wife's shoulder harness gave way, resulting in massive injuries to my wife and serious injuries to my 2 daughters which after surgery had to be redone on one of them.*ak | |||
| 02/27/2004 | 70000 | 2 | 01/15/2001 |
| Air bags did not deploy in near frontal crash.*ak | |||
| 02/10/2004 | 13630 | 1 | 10/06/2001 |
| Air bag light on, displayed series of code, then remained on. car was taken to dealer they recorded code b1342. replaced air bag monitor part number yf1z-14b321ea. this same vehicle had the same part replaced in sep-2003 less than 3000 miles between the two failures. | |||
| 08/28/2003 | 10800 | 1 | 10/06/2001 |
| Intermittent air bag warning light. took vehicle to ford dealer they were able to test via ngs hookup, which showed code u2017. replaced part yf1z-14b321-ea contr asy-occ., per special service message #14579. thought this might be of intrest given there is a inquiry involving the 2001 taurus air bag system. *ak | |||
| 02/16/2003 | 19000 | 1 | 08/01/2001 |
| The consumer loss control of the vehicle in a snow storm and skidded off the road and landed down an embankment. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the consumer reported the accident to the ford motor company, and was told by a representative that it was not sufficient impact for the air bags to deploy. consumer stated that he was injured, receiving 48 stitches and accumulating about 20,000 worth of medical bills. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer stated while traveling at at normal speeds tried to avoid hitting a deer, consumer slammed foot on brake pedal, foot got stuck between the gas pedal and brake pedal, lost control and hit a mail box. vehicle was air borne, landing in a neighbor's yard. none of the vehicles air bags deployed. *ak | |||
| 06/30/2003 | 84000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle was in a head on collision, and none of the air bags deployed upon impact. driver impacted the steering wheel.*ak | |||
| The airbag light illuminated which could mean the air bag would not function properly. the consumers seat was damaged from the seat being removed to correct the recall. *nlm | |||
| 01/10/2003 | 21200 | 1 | 08/28/2001 |
| I was involved in a front and mostly side collision where my car was totaled. a couple of days before the accident my airbag light came on and then went off. i took the car (2001 ford taurus ses) to cowles ford in woodbridge va. i was told the car was safe to drive and that the airbags would deploy properly if i were involved in an accident. i made an appointment to have the car looked at on 12/27/02. the accident happened before the appointment and only one side airbag deployed but not on the side i was on. i was driving, wearing my seatbelt the side airbag did not deploy. during the accident i was still thrown into the side of the car even thought my seatbelt was worn. i sustained some minor to serious injuries and am currently still being treated for these. i have contacted ford motor company to report the problem so that this will not happen to someone else in the future. they have ignored my phone calls and have failed to respond to my complaints. i do not have the money to hire an attorney to fight this but am looking for any help from you in making sure that the cars we buy for the amount of money we spend will be safe for our families. thank you for your time. *nlm | |||
| 09/26/2002 | |||
| I was involved in a two vehicle accident. a vehicle pulled out in front of me and i struck his right side with my front. neither front airbag deployed. dt | |||
| 09/24/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states while driving 55mph had a accident the car spun around 3 times and hit a tree and air bags did not deploy causing injuries. nlm | |||
| While driving the vehicle the air bag light would illuminates on the dash and remain on. nlm | |||
| 01/23/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2002 | |
| On i-24 east bound, raining, about 65 mph, pulled into left lane to pass slower vehicle, car hydroplaned and lost complete control of vehicle, hit head on into guardrail - neither drivers nor passengers airbags deployed (battery still had power after collision), went backwards down the interstate on the shoulder causing car to be a complete loss. car: 2001 blue ford taurus ses - purchased: 01/21/2002 loss: 01/23/2002. *ak (tiresize: 16 inch) | |||
| 10/12/2001 | 1 | 09/01/2001 | |
| When car was started airbag indicator on instrument panel continued to flash for several minutes. indicator stopped flashing and remained on. the car was immediately taken to dealer. airbag indicator went out when key was turned off. service advisor said it was safe to drive and recommended it be brought back monday morning. car was returned to dealer on monday. dealer could not find a cause and suggested this was a known problem. service advisor said to check back with ford in the future and see if there is an advisory on this problem. *ak | |||
| 11/30/2000 | 7 | ||
| Air bag deploys without warning under normal driving conditions, air bag light stays lit after vehicle has been started and then light will flash 4 times, after the air bag explodes the air bag light stays on, consumer has taken vehicle into delaership on numerous occasions and the problem still exists, consumer states delaership's answer to the problem was to have other customers drive the vehicle and the consumer could use a loaner vehicle, consumer declined the request. *jb | |||
| Air bag warning light intermitently blinks on and off. this indicates that there is a problem with air bag system. dealer has been contacted.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/25/2006 | 62000 | 2 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a rear impact accident while the vehicle was in the parked on normal road conditions. the contact was wearing the seatbelt but still suffered major and permanent injuries. the fuel line did not shut off during the accident and the frontal driver and passenger airbags did not deploy. there were no warning signal prior to the accident. an police report was processed. further examination of the vehicle was being done by the insurance agency. | |||
| 08/01/2002 | 1 | 05/30/2001 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated the driver side air bag did not deployed in a frontal impact crash. the speed of the vehicle at time of impact was 45 mph. there was pre-impact braking. the occupant was wearing a seat belt. there were no injuries. | |||
| 11/19/2005 | 92475 | 1 | |
| Dt: contact stated while driving vehicle at 60 mph it hit a deer. this was a frontal impact. the air bags on neither side deployed. however, the air bag warning light stayed on. he took the vehicle to the dealership to have the warning light checked. they checked it. the dealership told the contact it was safe to drive the vehicle. *ak | |||
| 10/06/2005 | 128000 | 1 | 02/27/2003 |
| Dt: while driving 25 mph the contact's vehicle was involved in a crash, vehicle wa st boned. upon impact, air bags did not deploy correctly. the air bag came out of the side panel of the door and did not completely blow up. there was only one injury. the driver suffered whiplash from the crash. a police report was taken. the vehicle is a 2001 ford taurus wagon. pictures of the vehicle were taken and are available for display. the contact has not called ford.*ak | |||
| 07/25/2005 | 1 | ||
| While sitting at a drive thru another vehicle struck the driver's vehicle head on and the air bags did not deploy. *ts the consumers son was the driver of the vehicle. *jb | |||
| 08/29/2005 | 74000 | 2 | 01/04/2001 |
| Dt: the contact stated the front air bags did not deploy. he called ford and told them he was hurt because the air bag did not deploy on 8-22-05 when h the contact's vehicle hit a something on the road. he was thrown around in the car a lot. ford has not responded. the air bag light was on. the air bag light was not on prior to the accident. prior to the accident on 8-22- 05 the contact's hit a raccoon while going approximately 70 mph on 5-22-05, and the air bags did not deploy.*ak | |||
| 10/20/2004 | 56000 | 1 | |
| The air bag casing on the steering wheel cracked. consumer took vehicle to dealer, and was informed that it was only wear and tear, and it was nothing they could do. *ak | |||
| 10/28/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 70 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. the cause had not been determined.*ak | |||
| 08/21/2004 | 67000 | 1 | |
| After starting the vehicle air bag warning light illuminated. the warning light would stay on until the vehicle was shut off. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/22/2004 | 390228 | 1 | 01/23/2004 |
| The consumer vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle at approximately 20 mph or more, upon impact the air bags did not deploy. dealer was contacted. *jb | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 1 | 02/01/2001 | |
| Vehicle involved in accident and the air bags did not deploy.*mr the driver sustained injuries when his head hit the steering wheel. *nm | |||
| 07/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 45-55 mph on wet pavement,the consumers vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into a guard rail. the air bags did not deploy at any time. please provide further details. *jb | |||
| 04/16/2004 | 66316 | 1 | 04/04/2004 |
| During a 25 mph vehicle collision front air bags did not deploy, and the front seat belt unlocked. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak *tc | |||
| 12/25/2003 | 45000 | 1 | |
| While driving 20 mph vehicle was involved i a head on collision. upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. passenger sustained lower back and neck injuries.*ak | |||
| 05/03/2004 | 41451 | 1 | 12/08/2000 |
| While driving 35 mph, the consumer's vehicle collided with another vehicle. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. the driver and passenger sustained major injuries and were transported to the hospital. vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and the mechanic was unable to resolve the problem. *ak *jb | |||
| 04/04/2004 | 61000 | 1 | 12/08/2003 |
| Air bags in my 2001 ford taurus did not deploy upon hitting a honda accord in the rear .the result of the impact was ~2500 damage to the ford taurus and ~ 4500 to the honda accord it struck in the rear while stationary. *ak | |||
| 01/21/2004 | 89000 | 1 | 11/01/2002 |
| The vehicle hit a tractor trailer from the right side and the air bags failed to deploy upon impact. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| 12/28/2003 | 1800 | ||
| Without warning frontal air bags deployed while the consumer was driving at 25 mph. *ak the force of the deployment caused the seat belt to be torn from the door post. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that something hit the air bag sensor and caused the passenger side air bag to deploy. the insurance company and independent body shop stated that the air bag, sensor or both are defective. the manufacturer has not resolved this problem. the consumer is afraid to drive the vehicle. *nm | |||
| 11/16/2003 | 36500 | 2 | 07/05/2002 |
| I had a severe t-bone type crash with a vehicle-not my fault as the other vehicle lost control and ended up in front of me-traveling approximately 45 to 50 mph. on a local highway. our airbags, neither drivers nor passengers, did not deploy nor did the shoulder harnesses keep us from being thrown forward. only the fact that we braced ourselves kept both of us from being badly injured. *la | |||
| 09/23/2002 | 2 | 07/20/2002 | |
| On september 23, 2002 i was involved in an auto accident. a saturn turned directly into my vehicle's path. i was traveling at aproximately 40miles per hour and hit the saturn on the left front of the vehicle. my car then left the roadway and hit a tree head on. the entire front of my car was damaged and pushed back. the saturn's air bags deployed, my air bags did not. both cars were totaled. i was driving a 2001 ford taurus that i had purchased two months ago as a program car. the steering wheel of the auto was warped and my right breast was damaged. i spent 5 days in the hospital due to the damage to my breast resulting in internal bleeding, which required blood transfusions. it has been one year and my breast still hasn | |||
| 07/03/2003 | 25000 | 1 | 10/11/2000 |
| Vehicle was involved in a single car collision where it rolled into a ditch, then struck a concrete culvert head-on. upon impact, none of the air bags deployed. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| 07/22/2002 | 07/01/2002 | ||
| We were traveling northbound in i-25 at las vegas, nm. a vehicle traveling the opposite had lost control, passed the median ,and disabled at the right lane we were traveling. it was raining hard and i did not have the chance to avoid it. i had slammed my brakes, skidded and hit the disabled vehicle. the damage in my vehicle was more on the passenger side. both front airbags did not deploy. at the towing company, they tried to start it and noticed airbag light camed on and flashing. it seems airbags activated after the impact but did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving 65 mph vehicle hit water/slid, and vehicle then veered to right into ditch, and hit a concrete culvert head on. neither airbag deployed, consumer suffered minor injuries. vehicle was totalled.*ak consuemrs wife lost a piece of her index finger. consumer feels the driver side air bag should have deployed. *jg | |||
| 06/18/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 40 mph, and neither air bag deployed. dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 03/22/2002 | 1 | 07/03/2001 | |
| Consumer states vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 35-40 mph and neither air bag deployed. nlm the vehicle was totalled. the seat belt failed to restrain the driver from hitting the steering wheel during the accident. the driver was injured. *yh | |||
| 03/09/2002 | 1 | 03/31/2001 | |
| Vehicle was traveling about 25-30 mph without prior warning front passenger side airbag deployed. dealership is aware of the problem.*ak *yd | |||
| 01/31/2002 | 1 | 11/14/2000 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of approxmately 45-50 mph in which the air bags did not deploy. dealer and manufacturer were notified. there was one injury. *ak | |||
| 01/23/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2002 | |
| Tires hydroplaned causing car to become uncontrollable and spinning the car head into a guardrail, where the airbags (drivers and passengers) failed to deploy.*ak (tiresize: p215/60r16) | |||
| 10/10/2001 | 1 | 07/30/2001 | |
| Consumer involved in a front impact crash. upon impact, neither airbag deployed. damage to vehicle was $11000.00. no injuries.*ak *slc | |||
| 09/09/2001 | |||
| Frontal collision at 55 mph. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 08/18/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving at about 20 mph and pulling out of a parking lot consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. consumer felt that airbags should have deployed. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 08/03/2001 | |||
| While driving at 35 mph consumer's vehicle was hit head-on by another vehicle traveling at an unknown speed. both frontal air bags in consumer's vehicle failed to deploy. no determination has been made for the reason of failure. driver experienced severe bruises, and was having difficulty breathing. she was hospitalized. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 02/19/2001 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in an automobile accident hitting another vehicle head on. entire front of vehicle was impacted, but neither airbags deployed.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/29/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving the side airbag inadvertently deployed. when taken to get serviced it was determined to be due to the sensor.*ak | |||
| 06/20/2004 | 1 | 04/23/2002 | |
| Airbag lights flashes on and off. some time is stay on for at least five minites. no accident.. it comes on by itself. wanted to take it to dealer but was advised to check to see ifi there was a recall. i got this information. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 02/18/2006 | 90900 | 1 | 04/11/2001 |
| Drivers side air bag exploded, but did not inflate. i was driving approximately 25-30 miles in traffic and hit nothing. the airbag light was not on. *jb | |||
| 01/28/2004 | 43000 | 1 | 05/12/2001 |
| Side airbag deployed after car (2001 ford taurus) hit pothole. no side impact took place. no damage to side of car. only damage was scrape on rim of front left wheel after it went into the pothole going forward. on at least 2 occasions prior to this the airbag light went on and off periodically. incidents were documented with auto dealer at service interval and dealer said could not find problem. but with a history of a problem with sensors and a deployment due to no side impact, this in my opinion represents a safety issue that should be explored as having an airbag go off as you are driving could certainly trigger an accident.*ak | |||
| While the vehicle was parked and without prior warning driver's side air bag spontaneously deployed, cause has not been determined. please give any further details.*ak | |||