Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 12140 | 11/01/1998 | 613161 | Some vehicles equipped ith 2.0l may require replacement of the left air bag module or steering wheel during normal repair situations. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| 12508 | 03/01/1999 | 6091747 | Some vehicles may require steering wheel and airbag replacement. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| 5810 | 03/01/1999 | 605220 | Subject on steering wheel & airbag replacement. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 09/23/2009 | 88000 | 1 | |
| 1996 mercury mys air bags failure in car accident. *tr | |||
| 01/19/2003 | |||
| Consumer stated that when they hit a minor bump in the road at 10mph the air bag inadvertently deployed. dealer notified. ts | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 55mph, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. dealer will be notified. *ak | |||
| 04/17/1998 | 2 | 01/01/1997 | |
| On this day a truck cut in front of us in heavy traffic where i hit his bumper and no damage was done to his. but my car took damage from the impact and my husband recieved trauma from the passenger airbag that put him in the hospital for four days with trauma to his right eye. he was in his seatbelt and was knocked out with blood trauma to his righteye that cause permanent nerve damage. the attorney's we have had has been disbarred and paidoff by ford/mercury and their was a airbag expert by the name of jack out of lufkin texas and we need his report to be compensated for the malfuction of the airbags and for the company to claim responsibility and pay for thier error. prior to this my airbags had been scheduled to be replaced in louisiana in jul 1997. but the dealership recieved my airbags over 3 months after i had left the state so there was something wrong with these airbags and the company never notified me of the danger , please help me if i can get the inspectors report, i will be able to have the proof to win my case. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1999 | |||
| Air bag warning light was flashing on and off. the air bag on the driver's side was beginning to protrude out of the steering wheeel hub. to the dealer ,charged consumer $65.00 to tighten up a screw in the steering wheel. please provide any further details. report given by owner's son bill campbell. *ak | |||
| 08/29/1998 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had a head-on collision with a deer and air bags deployed, causing her to stay in hospital for a week and a half. also, loss of hearing. *ak | |||
| 09/09/1997 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle hit a pothole in which the driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed, and the windshield also cracked. *ak consumer states vehicle was only traveling 5 mph, dash also has a split. *slc | |||