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.
18
Latest Mar 5, 2008
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 192 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.
14
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
27
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 Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Mar 5, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE IT STRUCK A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE, BUT WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE TREE AT A LARGE DEGREE. THE HOOD WAS ALSO BENT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
NHTSA ID
10220170
Incident
Mar 3, 2008
Mileage
30,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 6, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE CONTACT' VEHICLE S LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE CONTACT'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE WEARING A SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED.
NHTSA ID
10184299
Incident
Feb 21, 2007
Airbags
Filed Feb 2, 2004
Crash reported
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION YET NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM
NHTSA ID
10057383
Airbags
Filed Oct 8, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT, WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY. ACCIDENT WAS A LEFT SIDE FRONTAL IMPACT OF 30-35 MPH, FORCEFUL ENOUGH FOR AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.(TEXAS POLICE DEPT.) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB
NHTSA ID
544822
Airbags
Filed Aug 29, 2002
2 injuries reported
VEHICLE USED IN POLICE TRAINING AT ACADEMY SETTING. DATE OF TRAINING, NIGHT, CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING PROCEDURE. RECRUIT IN PASSENGER FRONT SEAT, 2 RECRUITS IN BACK SEAT. ENTERED SKID PAN, WET, INTO 360 DEGREE UNDERSTEER SKID. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S WENT TO RIGHT AND PROPELLED REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH VELOCITY TO BACK SEAT BETWEEN RECRUITS. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DOWNWARD, STRIKING PASSENGER RECRUIT CAUSING GROIN PAIN. NO IMPACT OCCURRED.*AK
NHTSA ID
766404
Incident
Aug 27, 2002
Airbags
Filed Apr 3, 2000
TURNED VEHICLE ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
NHTSA ID
859585
Incident
Mar 31, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 20, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR HAD ALREADY COME TO A STOP AND AFTER THE POINT OF IMPACT AND IN DOING SO BROKE -SHATTERED BOTH BONES IN MY RIGHT ARM AND FRACTURED MY STERNUM WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE MAJOR SURGERY ON MY ARM WHICH TO THIS DAY IS STILL IN A CAST AND COST ME MONTHS TIME AWAY FROM MY WORK. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR WITH ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH ITS AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD MOTOR CO FOR ANY DEFECTS IN ANY OF THEIR MFG AIR BAGS SYSTEMS?*AK
NHTSA ID
719017
Incident
Jan 7, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jan 27, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A ICY ROAD CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD SIDESWAYS AND HEAD-ON, STOPPING WITH TREES. BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
854835
Incident
Dec 20, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 1998
1 injury reported
FALSE/VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED A COLLISION/INJURIES(FACE,NECK,CHEST AND HAND). DUP 810269, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
NHTSA ID
532585
Incident
Mar 17, 1997
Airbags
Filed Aug 21, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND HIT SOME ROCKS, VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
815570
Incident
Aug 11, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 21, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
810269
Incident
Mar 17, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 25, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT @ 45 MPH, DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT BLEW OUT MOULDING FROM DASHBOARD W/CLIPS STILL EMBEDDED. OWNERS ARM INJURED BY MOULDING. *AK
NHTSA ID
981144
Airbags
Filed Mar 7, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING BURNS TO THE FACE/INJURY. *SD
NHTSA ID
502285
Incident
Aug 26, 1995
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Nov 20, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 50MPH, FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE HIT A DEER, RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TT THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN ACCIDENT. FUEL PUMP SAFETY SWITCH DID NOT CUT OFF EITHER AS DESIGNED TO. *SLC
NHTSA ID
975195
Incident
Nov 19, 1995
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 27, 1995
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
485605
Incident
Jun 25, 1994
Airbags
Filed Jun 26, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAME OUT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE OCCUPANT WRIST IS BROKEN AND HER FACE IS BADLY CUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
967701
Incident
Jun 23, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jun 15, 1995
Crash reported12 injuries reported
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THE RIGHT TIME, IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION. TT
NHTSA ID
967021
Incident
May 25, 1995
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Mar 20, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
POLICE VEHICLE. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, APPLIED BRAKES DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. TT
NHTSA ID
962188
Incident
Feb 11, 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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