Ford Motor Company: Air Bags
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 2, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 648. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE AIR BAG MODULES DO NOT MEET THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE.
The risk
AT HIGH AMBIENT INTERIOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURES ABOVE140 DEGREES, THE AIR BAG MAY TEAR AND MALFUNCTION UPON DEPLOYMENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULES WITH MODULES THAT MEET SPECIFICATIONS.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Mercury Capri | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 Mercury Capri | 30 | 2 | 2 | 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 92V080000.
Full record for the 1992 Mercury Capri → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →