Ford Motor Company: Air Bags
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 24, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE DESIGN OF THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR CAUSES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR IS SLAMMED WHILE THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION.
The risk
INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAN RESULT ININJURY TO THE DRIVER.
The remedy
INSTALL A REDESIGNED AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Ford F-150 | 676 | 13 | 101 | 60 |
| 1994 Ford F-250 | 123 | 10 | 23 | 5 |
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 93V155000.
Full record for the 1994 Ford F-150 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →