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 - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 90E043001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 08/01/1989 to 05/01/1990 | E (Equipment) | 172000 | 11/05/1990 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 10/30/1990 | 10/31/1990 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gases to escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace air bag modules containing potentially defective inflators. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Note:this campaign was initiated by trw, inc., manufacturer of the air bag module system:air bag modules.vehicle description:passenger cars equipped with driver side supplemental airbag modules. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Power window on the passenger side does not go down at all.the car keeps killing the battery and i've already spent money on an alternator used. brake pedal seems stiff at times and does not grab well at times. air bag light has been blinking ever since i bought car because of air bag failure. it was disconnected by the garage that the owner before me had bought it from. | |||
| 08/01/1995 | 2 | 10/01/1991 | |
| No deployment of air bag during vehicle collision. *yc | |||
| 04/25/1996 | 1 | 10/11/1995 | |
| No deployment of airbag in the accident. | |||
| 05/22/1996 | 2 | ||
| No deployment of air bag upon impact, also air bag did not inflate. *dh | |||
| 12/28/1994 | 8 | ||
| Driver's air bag did not inflate during accident, also chemicals released from air bag during deployment into driver's face, resulting in injury. *skd | |||
| Purchase car used the air bag lights come on and stay on . tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/10/1996 | 1 | ||
| While driving the vehicle the driver's side air bag deployed for no reason. the driver received burns on his face and arms for the deployment of the air bag. *ak *jb | |||
| 07/31/1995 | |||
| Upon frontal impact, air bag deployed but failed to inflate. please describe details. tt | |||
| 01/27/1995 | 7 | ||
| Other: driver's air bag repaired 4 times. *skd | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 1 | 08/01/1990 | ||
| Air bag light illuminates due to failure of the clock spring. mjs | |||
| 12/20/1995 | 1 | 10/11/1995 | |
| The airbag indicator light came on and went out after about four thousand miles, after about another ten thousand miles airbag light came on again. the mechanic was not able to fix because he can't get the parts unless all sensor parts are changed. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 11/17/2001 | |||
| Consumer was backing out of driveway and driver's side airbag went off without prior warning. be advised she didn't strike any objects/ a curb or tree. consumer sustained burns to her body.*ak | |||