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1990 Ford Mustang 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 Jan 21, 2004
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.
11%
of 85 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.
6
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 1990 Ford Mustang 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 Jan 21, 2004
1 injury reported

AIR BAG EXPLODED INJURING THE CONSUMER. *PH THE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN THE CONSUMERS FACE AND INJURED HER BADLY. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10057292
Incident
Jan 21, 1999
Airbags
Filed Nov 28, 2001
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 30 MPH WITH A WOODEN FENCE THAT RESULTED IN AIR BAG DEPLOYING, BUT NO AIR WAS IN THE BAGS. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
899561
Incident
Nov 1, 2001
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Oct 26, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A FREEWAY EXIT, AS SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR THE EXIT, VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. LOST CONTROL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT INTO A TREE. FRONTAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
873931
Incident
Jan 19, 2000
Airbags
Filed Dec 11, 1996
Crash reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING DIDEWAY COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
804718
Incident
Oct 14, 1996
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Oct 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING TURNED THE CORNER AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WHICH AT THAT TIME ATTEMPED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, HAD TO HIT A TREE BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
803726
Incident
Sep 24, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 8, 1996

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. *AK

NHTSA ID
982422
Airbags
Filed Apr 3, 1996
Crash reported

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 35-40MPH, 3:00 ON FRONT BUMPER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID
982247
Airbags
Filed Dec 4, 1995

THE AIRBAG IS FAULTY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975954
Airbags
Filed Jan 24, 1995
Crash reported

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON HITTING A MEDIAN WALL. TT

NHTSA ID
959070
Incident
Dec 29, 1994

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

Electrical33Engine10Interior & seats8Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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