Ford Motor Company: Air Bags › Frontal
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 24, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,600. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG 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.
The risk
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG 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.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Ford Contour | 891 | 12 | 65 | 39 |
| 1995 Ford Crown Victoria | 250 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| 1995 Ford Explorer | 843 | 12 | 32 | 84 |
| 1995 Ford Mustang | 602 | 16 | 29 | 48 |
| 1995 Ford Probe | 86 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 1995 Ford Windstar | 3,326 | 8 | 50 | 136 |
| 1995 Lincoln Town Car | 165 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis | 179 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 1995 Mercury Mystique | 335 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
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 95E006002.
Full record for the 1995 Ford Contour → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →