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2001 Ford Crown Victoria 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.
9
Latest Oct 10, 2009
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.
17%
of 53 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

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 2001 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 Oct 10, 2009

ARE AUTO AIRBAGS WARRENTIED BY THE GOVERNMENT?*TR

NHTSA ID
10286999
Incident
Oct 3, 2009
Airbags
Filed Jul 24, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A HIGH SPEED NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB

NHTSA ID
8014582
Incident
Jul 3, 2002
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Nov 13, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAINS IN NECK/SHOULDER, AND BACK AREAS, INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AKCONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST IN FINDING OUT WHY THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT.*JB

NHTSA ID
899048
Incident
Oct 17, 2001
Airbags
Filed Oct 31, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND FRAME. PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
898547
Incident
Oct 22, 2001
AirbagsBrakesSeat belts
Filed Aug 16, 2001

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TRYING TO STOP THE ABS BRAKE FAILED,THE VEHICLE TO SKIDDED AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
562527
AirbagsBrakes
Filed May 31, 2001

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING UP, IN THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
561416
Incident
Apr 6, 2001
AirbagsBrakes
Filed May 10, 2001

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ABS LOCKED WHILE TRYING TO STOP, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ABS NEVER PULSATED AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGHT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *YH

NHTSA ID
561163
Incident
Apr 6, 2001
Airbags
Filed Apr 13, 2001
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING AT 46 MPH WHEN THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID
885889
Incident
Apr 6, 2001
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Apr 13, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

PER LOCAL FORD DEALER, NOT UNDER RECALL STATUS. SPEED AT POINT OF BRAKING WAS 46 AT TIME OF IMPACT ABOUT 16.5 MPH.*AK

NHTSA ID
743986
Incident
Apr 5, 2001

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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