Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 30, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 172,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
INFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
The remedy
REPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Ford Crown Victoria | 55 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis | 82 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 1990 Ford Crown Victoria | 43 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 1990 Ford Taurus | 381 | 8 | 23 | 29 |
| 1990 Ford Tempo | 133 | 2 | 27 | 16 |
| 1990 Lincoln Continental | 158 | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis | 56 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1990 Mercury Sable | 166 | 7 | 18 | 12 |
| 1990 Mercury Topaz | 48 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
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 90E043001.
Full record for the 1991 Ford Crown Victoria → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →