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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 96V231000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 10/14/1996 to 10/17/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 742 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/12/1996 | 11/27/1996 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Two bolts that attach the driver air bag to the steering wheel were not installed during vehicle assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a frontal collision, the air bag module would stay in position during deployment. however, the module could leave the steering wheel cavity following air bag deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the vehicles and install any bolts that are missing. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | No owner notification will be performed on this campaign since the vehicles are still in transit to dealers or are being held at dealerships. | |||||||||||||||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V318000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | V (Vehicle) | 911 | 10/05/2001 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/03/2001 | 10/10/2001 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Equipment description: passenger vehicles that have had the driver's air bag module replaced after april 5, 2000. the replacement driver's air bag module inflator may have insufficient welds that could prevent proper inflation of the air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of a crash, the driver's air bag may not properly deploy which could potentially result in less than the intended level of occupant protection. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver's air bag module. owner notification began october 5, 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 1-866-436-7332. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 80000 | 2 | 09/01/2000 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while braking the vehicle accelerated without warning. this incident resulted in accidents on two separate occasions. one accident occurred in june of 2005 while in traffic. the other accident occurred in august of 2006 resulting in the vehilcle driving through the garage. a police report was taken at the scene of the first incident. the service dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. during each accident the air bags did not deploy. there was also no air bag light illuminated prior to each incident.*ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Since the purchase of the vehicle the horn was inoperable. the dealership confirmed it was blown out and fixed it at no charge. now the horn sounds off at any given time. vehicle was taken to another dealership where it was explained that the steering column would have to be pulled out in order to get to the root of the problem. consumer isolated the problem his self and found it was a short circuit in the steering wheel pad cover. to replace the horn switch, consumer needs the entire airbag assembly. the dealer will not support the replacement of the airbag assembly. consumer feels the that there was a defect already due to the horn initially being burned out. *jg | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| Consumer states upon impact the air bags deployed and split providing no protection, causing injuries. please provide any addition information. ts *dt | |||
| Would be driving & the steering wheel would have too much play. feels like losing control of vehicle. took vehicle to dealer. steering pressure sensor has been rplaced or changed & affects the steering of the vehicle. rocker arm was cracked & needed replacing. had an accident due to lack of control of steering wheel. hit a telephone pole & the air bags deployed. suffered injuries.*ak | |||
| 09/29/1998 | 1 | 06/30/1997 | |
| Abs system failed causing vehicle to spin out and tire blowout, loss of control resulting in accident ( no deployment of air bags during collision and seat belts did not restraint properly), injuries due to defects. yh | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 06/05/2006 | 100000 | 2 | 01/01/1997 |
| Dt*: the contact stated there are nhtsa recalls, # 98i001000 and 01v318000, regarding the service brakes: hydraulic :foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings and the airbags: frontal: driver side inflator module. the vehicle was taken to the dealership for the service brakes and the brake lines were replaced. also, the horn is inoperable. the manufacturer was alerted about both recalls who determined the vin was not included in the recalls. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 04/21/1997 | |||
| The airbag warning light pops on and stays on when driving the vehicle. has taken to dealer 5 times to have problem corrected, but they still can't fix the problem. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/01/1998 | |||
| I have received authorization from nhtsa to have an on-off switch for the driver air bag on 03-02-98. bob ridings lincoln dealer in taylorville, il has ordred this switch and as of 06-07-99 has not been received. i am a 64 year old female driver, 4'8 tall and am in very high risk of life-threatening injury should this air bag be deployed. i have investigated this situation and found that ford motor co will not release this switch to be shipped by their packaging company pack-rite , phone 313-388-6400. the part no. is f8dz14b385kc. a hugh baker of pack-rite advised me that ford would not release this switch. i have had my congressman write, as of april 30, 199, and to date bob ridings in taylorville has not received this switch. (worden-martin will not install these switches) i am very desperate to obtain this switch and have installed and i sincerely hope you will be able to assist me and expedite the shipment of same. thank youfor your assistiance. | |||