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1994 Ford Bronco Airbags Problems

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

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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.
8
Latest Sep 12, 2005
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.
9%
of 91 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

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 Bronco submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 Sep 12, 2005

CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY BEHIND STEERING WHEEL FOR AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS IS FAILING. COULD CAUSE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT OR TO PREMATURELY DEPLOY UNDER REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10136160
Incident
Aug 5, 2005
Mileage
189,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 17, 2002

CLOCKSPRING ON VEHICLE FAILED AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK THE HORN FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID
8011912
Incident
Jun 17, 2002
Airbags
Filed Jun 26, 2001
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SINCE THAT TIME, AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING. DEALER STATED THAT WIRES CONNECTING CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY TO PANEL HAVE BROKEN, THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
891242
Incident
May 18, 2001
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed Nov 3, 2000

A DEFECT IN STEERING COLUMN CAUSED HORN/AIR BAG, AND CRUISE CONTROL TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID
874310
Airbags
Filed Jun 14, 1999

THE CLOCK SPRING IS LOOSE WITHIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
837987
Airbags
Filed Aug 23, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
985761
Incident
Feb 9, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 8, 1996
Crash reported

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISON AND ROLLED OVER, AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
982440
Incident
Feb 9, 1996
Airbags
Filed Feb 9, 1996

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT. (MIAMI FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN). *DSH

NHTSA ID
501327
Incident
Feb 9, 1996

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes42Electrical9Driver assistance9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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