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1994 Ford Aspire Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest May 29, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
28%
of 54 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
13
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
14

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Aspire submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Airbags
Filed May 29, 2000
Crash reported

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A FRONT END COLLISION WITH DEER AT @40MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
723302
Incident
Nov 22, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jul 7, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 15MPH SWERVED TO AVOID A BYCICLIST AND HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON. DURING INFLATION OF THE AIR BAGS THEY BLEW OUT ON BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, SHATTERING THE WINDOWS INTO LITTLE PIECES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838957
Incident
May 26, 1999
Airbags
Filed Aug 17, 1998
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
826774
Incident
Aug 9, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 15, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported

MARINA GARICA 5 FEET TALL, 250 POUNDS WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN LOW SPEED IN WHICH SHE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN CHEST TRAUMA AND A FATALITY WITH ALMOST NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
810225
Incident
Jun 24, 1996
Airbags
Filed Feb 6, 1997
Crash reported1 death reported

FRIEND WAS HOLDING 22-MONTH OLD CHILD AND VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HITTING THE CHILD IN THE LOWER NECK AND CAUSING THE CHILD TO DIE RIGHT ON THE SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
808704
Incident
Jan 11, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jan 28, 1997
2 injuries reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING SUSTAINED FRACTURED EYE SOCKET , DISLOCATED RETINA AND SEVERAL DISLOCATED BONES.

NHTSA ID
514287
Incident
Jun 13, 1996
Airbags
Filed Nov 20, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 6:00 POSITION WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
805366
Incident
Nov 15, 1996
Airbags
Filed Aug 29, 1996
1 injury reported

AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CONSUMER HAS 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE AND HANDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
801617
Incident
Aug 23, 1996
Airbags
Filed May 8, 1996
Crash reported

DURING HEAD-ON COLLISON, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
984225
Incident
Apr 23, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 27, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

FRONTAL COLLISION, HIT A DEER AT SPEED OF 30MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
981275
Incident
Mar 18, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE CAR WAS IN FRONT END ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG EXPLODED, BURNING DRIVER'S HANDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980652
Incident
Feb 28, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jan 19, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
977879
Incident
Jan 5, 1996
Airbags
Filed Nov 30, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FULLLY-DRIVER'S ARM WAS INJURED BY PARTIAL INFLATED AIR BAG. TT PASSENGER WAS INJURIED AS WELL. *JB

NHTSA ID
975756
Airbags
Filed Jul 12, 1995
Crash reported

THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF AT A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968677
Incident
Jul 4, 1994
Airbags
Filed May 15, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

WENT OFF ROAD INTO GORGE AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA ID
965326
Incident
Apr 6, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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