WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WAS NOT RAINING, THERE WERE TWO CARS IN FRONT. CONSUMER SAW ONE OF THE CARS SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND THE OTHER TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH THEY WERE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING. THEN CONSUMER SAW A CAR STOP DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN. THE CAR IN FRONT HAD A FLAT, N…
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WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WAS NOT RAINING, THERE WERE TWO CARS IN FRONT. CONSUMER SAW ONE OF THE CARS SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND THE OTHER TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH THEY WERE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING SOMETHING. THEN CONSUMER SAW A CAR STOP DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN. THE CAR IN FRONT HAD A FLAT, NO HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON. CONSUMER REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER FELT THAT IF AIRBAG HAD OF DEPLOYED CONSUMER'S HEAD WOULD NOT HAVE HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #853192
Mileage unknown · Nov 5, 1999
Air BagsCrashInjury
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #852603
Mileage unknown · Oct 26, 1999
Air BagsCrash
WHILE DRIVIN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE,AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #851768
Mileage unknown · Oct 15, 1999
Air BagsSeat BeltsCrash
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED A PARKED VEHICLE. SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER BACK, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #850914
Mileage unknown · Oct 8, 1999
Air BagsCrash
CONSUMER HIT A LAMP POST HEAD-ON AT 61 MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #850315
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 1999
Air BagsCrashInjury
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH A CAR WAS COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND MADE A ILLEGAL LEFT TURN, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND HIT THE OTHER CAR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND BACK DOOR. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DIPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #849706
Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1999
Air BagsCrash
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT. VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING DEER. IT WENT OFF THE SHOULDER. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO THE ROAD AND VEHICLE TIPPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN CAME BACK ON ALL FOUR, AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD OUT OF CONTROL HIT AN EMBAKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEP…
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WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT. VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING DEER. IT WENT OFF THE SHOULDER. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK TO THE ROAD AND VEHICLE TIPPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THEN CAME BACK ON ALL FOUR, AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD OUT OF CONTROL HIT AN EMBAKMENT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACT DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA ODI #848505
Mileage unknown · Aug 24, 1999
Air BagsCrashInjury
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #845704
Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 1999
Air Bags
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND SHE WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP HER PURSE WHENSHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #844727
Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 1999
Air BagsCrashInjury
VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE S/R OPTION. THE S/R OPTION INCLUDES, AMONG OTHER FEATURES, A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. ON THESE VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT PATTERN IS NOT DISPLAYED IN THE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT IN VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION POSITION OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ADHESIVE BACKED PLAQUE CONTAINING THE SHIFT PATTERN, ALONG WITH MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOCATING AND AFFIXING THE PLAQUE TO THE VEHICLE CENTER CONSOLE, JUST FORWARD OF THE SHIFT LEVER. OWNERS WILL ALSO BE ADVISED THAT THEIR DEALER CAN AFFIX THE PLAQUE IF THEY PREFER.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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DP01001 · Air Bag NON-DEPLOYMENT
Opened Apr 19, 2001 · Closed Nov 1, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
No summary supplied.
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