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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 92V080000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1991 to 02/01/1992 | V (Vehicle) | 648 | 08/04/1992 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/02/1992 | 06/25/1992 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The air bag modules do not meet the ford specifications for high ambient temperature performance. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | At high ambient interior vehicle temperatures above140 degrees, the air bag may tear and malfunction upon deployment. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the air bag modules with modules that meet specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: air bags.vehicle description: passenger cars manufactured in australia. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 4 | |||
| Consumer had 4 transmissions replaced since 1996. cause of premature failure is unknown. also, airbag light stays on.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/21/2001 | 0 | 07/31/2000 | |
| Consumer's son drove and was involved in a head-on collision, and air bags did not deploy. consumer was slightly injured. *ak | |||
| 01/13/1997 | |||
| The driver's side air bag did not deploy after hitting a deer at 55mph and now the air bag light continues to blink on and off. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 12/30/1994 | 0 | ||
| No deployment of driver's air bag twice during two accidents. *skd | |||
| 02/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| After colliding head on with guard rail, air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | |||
| 07/08/2003 | |||
| Vehicle collided head-on with a pole traveling approximately 60mph. consumer states that driver's front air bag exploded, cracking the front windshield, and causing injury to driver's head, chin, and neck.*ak | |||