Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-inactive
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 6, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
IN SOME CASES, LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RCM AND CRASH SENSORS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Ford Crown Victoria | 53 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2001 Ford Windstar | 1,686 | 16 | 62 | 66 |
| 2001 Lincoln Town Car | 161 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis | 157 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V412000.
Full record for the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →