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 | |||
| 01/26/1996 | 2 | ||
| No deployment of air bag during two major collisions. | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 4 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Air bag has failed several times (unspecified reasons). | |||
| 11/22/1996 | 1 | 12/21/1990 | |
| Other: airbag warning light illuminates. | |||
| 12/05/1995 | 5 | ||
| Air bag warning light keeps goes on and off. *sd | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| Consumer was involved in a 10 mph frontal crash in which the driver's side air bag deployed but did not inflate, causing the vehicle to become filled with smoke. please give further details. *ak | |||
| During rain storm, hit steel pole at approx. 10mph, airbag deployed, bu, didn't inflate, instead vehicle interior filled with black smelly chemical smoke, caused head/facial injuries/cuts, and bruises; also, burns through two layers of clothing. *ak | |||
| 04/12/1996 | 07/24/1996 | ||
| Vehicle involved in an accident, hit a fence then a tree head-on, there was no deployment of the driver's side air bag. vehicle was totaled; also, vehicle was involved in an accident on 1/26/96 and the air bag did not deploy prior to recall (90e-043). *ak | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Upon starting, airbag light flashes on and off, and intermittent flashing while driving. *ak | |||
| 10/24/1995 | |||
| Vehicle backed into front of car, air bag did not deploy. please give more details. tt | |||
| 06/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of driver's air bag during accident, resulting in injuries. *skd | |||
| 08/02/1994 | |||
| Airbag did not deploy during frontend collision. shoulder/harness seat belt failed to retract. please describe details. tt | |||
| 03/13/1995 | 1 | ||
| Air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| 06/20/1994 | 1 | ||
| During accident at 35 mph head on, air bag did not deploy. tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 05/25/1997 | ||
| Air bag light flashing off/on continuously. | |||