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Ford Airbag Recalls
Contour
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles. The Airbag sensor wiring pigtail insulation can become brittle and crack over time due to accumulation of water in the pigtail protective convolute in combination with high underhood temperatures related to the routing of the wiring pigtail near the radiator. This can result in environmental stress cracking of the insulation.
Damage: In some cases, the Airbag warning light can illuminate and the Airbag supplemental restraint system disabled.
Year: 1998
Airbags:frontal
Description: The passenger side Airbag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator.
Damage: The passenger side Airbag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries.
Year: 1995
F550
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the Airbag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the Airbags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
Damage: Unexpected Airbag deployment can result in personal injury.
Year: 1999
F350
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the Airbag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the Airbags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
Damage: Unexpected Airbag deployment can result in personal injury.
Year: 1999
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver Airbag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
Damage: In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver Airbag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
Year: 2001
F250
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the Airbag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the Airbags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
Damage: Unexpected Airbag deployment can result in personal injury.
Year: 1999
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver Airbag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
Damage: In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver Airbag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
Year: 2001
Airbags
Description: The design of the Airbag diagnostic monitor causes the driver’s side Airbag to deploy when the passenger door is slammed while the ignition key is turned to the start position.
Damage: Inadvertent deployment of the Airbag can result ininjury to the driver.
Year: 1994
Airbags
Description: These vehicles were built with nonfunctional Airbag diagnostic modules intended for certain vehicles over 8,500 bls. gvwr.
Damage: The Airbag supplemental restraint and the Airbagwarning light will not function. this could result in reduced occupantprotection in the event of a collision that should activate the Airbagsupplemental restraint system.
Year: 1994
F450
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Light duty trucks. The cast tow hooks changes the crash pulse of the vehicle in frontal barrier impacts and the Airbag sensor was not calibrated to this new crash pulse which may cause the Airbags to deploy in lower speed impacts than design intent.
Damage: Unexpected Airbag deployment can result in personal injury.
Year: 1999
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver Airbag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
Damage: In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver Airbag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
Year: 2001
Escort
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: On certain passenger vehicles, the integrated Airbag monitor (iabm) can be contaminated with water or other liquids and could experience internal electrical shorting.
Damage: This may, in turn, cause the Airbag readiness light to illuminate and in very rare occurrences, Airbag deployment, melted wiring, or fire may occur.
Year: 1997
Mustang
Airbags:frontal:driver side inflator module
Description: Equipment description: Passenger vehicles that have had the driver’s Airbag module replaced after april 5, 2000. The replacement driver’s Airbag module inflator may have insufficient welds that could prevent proper inflation of the Airbag.
Damage: in the event of a crash, the driver’s Airbag may not properly deploy which could potentially result in less than the intended level of occupant protection.
Year: 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994
Airbags:frontal
Description: The passenger side Airbag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator.
Damage: The passenger side Airbag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries.
Year: 1995
Expedition
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver Airbag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
Damage: In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver Airbag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
Year: 2001
Excursion
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver Airbag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
Damage: In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver Airbag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
Year: 2001
F150
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger and sport utility vehicles. The inflator canister in the driver Airbag module may have an inadequate weld near the igniter.
Damage: In the event of a vehicle crash, the driver Airbag may not deploy as intended, potentially resulting in reduced occupant protection, or a burn injury.
Year: 2001
Airbags
Description: The design of the Airbag diagnostic monitor causes the driver’s side Airbag to deploy when the passenger door is slammed while the ignition key is turned to the start position.
Damage: Inadvertent deployment of the Airbag can result ininjury to the driver.
Year: 1994
Airbags
Description: These vehicles were built with nonfunctional Airbag diagnostic modules intended for certain vehicles over 8,500 bls. gvwr.
Damage: The Airbag supplemental restraint and the Airbagwarning light will not function. this could result in reduced occupantprotection in the event of a collision that should activate the Airbagsupplemental restraint system.
Year: 1994
Windstar
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.
Damage: In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.
Year: 2001
Airbags:frontal
Description: The passenger side Airbag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator.
Damage: The passenger side Airbag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries.
Year: 1995
Crown victoria
Airbags:frontal:sensor/control module
Description: Vehicle description: Minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.
Damage: In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.
Year: 2001
Airbags:frontal
Description: Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with lower than the intended level of torque on the bolts that attach the Airbag electronic crash sensor module to the vehicle.
Damage: A loose module could result in a delayed Airbag deployment in the event of a vehicle crash.
Year: 2000
Airbags:frontal
Description: The passenger side Airbag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator.
Damage: The passenger side Airbag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries.
Year: 1995
Airbags:frontal
Description: Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the Airbag.
Damage: Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gases to escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants.
Year: 1991, 1990
Probe
Airbags
Description: The supplementary Airbag inflatable restraint caution label located on the driver side sun visor does not contain the statement, “do not install rearward facing child seats in any front passenger seat position.” this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 208, “occupant crash protection.”
Damage: Consequence of non-compliance: Operators could fail to notice and heed the warning label.
Year: 1996
Airbags:frontal
Description: The passenger side Airbag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator.
Damage: The passenger side Airbag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries.
Year: 1995
Airbags:frontal
Description: If the passenger-side Airbag deploys in an accident and there is no passenger in that seating position, the Airbag can detach from, and deform, the mounting bracket.
Damage: Installation of a replacement passenger-side Airbagwould be impeded by the damage to the mounting bracket and would require moreexpensive repair work. this may deter the vehicle owner from having the repairmade and the replacement Airbag installed, which would place future passengersat higher risk of injury in an accident.
Year: 1994
Escort
Airbags:frontal
Description: The driver side Airbag module can have an inadequately welded inflator canister.
Damage: In the event of a collision, the weld seam can separate, causing the Airbag to fail to deploy properly and hot gases to be expelled from the back of the steering wheel. this can result in an increased risk of personal injury from the hot gases and the Airbag failure.
Year: 1995, 1994
Description: Two bolts that attach the passenger side Airbag supplemental restraint system module to the instrument panel are missing. in the event of a frontal impact, the module can come out of the instrument panel.
Damage: This would not restrain the passenger and would result in an increased risk of injury.
Year: 1995
Explorer
Airbags:frontal
Description: The passenger side Airbag has an inflator body that cracked during forming of the curl that retains the igniter plug in the end of the inflator. also the igniter end cap can separate from the inflator.
Damage: The passenger side Airbag may not inflate properly resulting in reduced occupant protection in a vehicle accident. if the igniter end cap separates in a frontal collision, hot gases can be released and ignite flammable material or cause burn injuries.
Year: 1995
Taurus
Airbags:frontal
Description: Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the Airbag.
Damage: Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gases to escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants.
Year: 1990
Tempo
Airbags:frontal
Description: Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the Airbag.
Damage: Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gases to escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants.
Year: 1990
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