Airbags
Filed May 3, 1998
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING OFF/ON CONTINUOUSLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 535074
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1998
1990 Mercury Sable 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.
14
Latest May 3, 1998
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.
8%
of 166 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.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
5
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 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 Feb 24, 1998
AIR BAG HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES (UNSPECIFIED REASONS).
- NHTSA ID
- 531165
- Incident
- May 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Feb 12, 1997
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 10 MPH FRONTAL CRASH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME FILLED WITH SMOKE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 808802
Airbags
Filed Jan 21, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
DURING RAIN STORM, HIT STEEL POLE AT APPROX. 10MPH, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BU, DIDN'T INFLATE, INSTEAD VEHICLE INTERIOR FILLED WITH BLACK SMELLY CHEMICAL SMOKE, CAUSED HEAD/FACIAL INJURIES/CUTS, AND BRUISES; ALSO, BURNS THROUGH TWO LAYERS OF CLOTHING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807947
Airbags
Filed Dec 4, 1996
Crash reported
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT A FENCE THEN A TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED; ALSO, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 1/26/96 AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PRIOR TO RECALL (90E-043). *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 805033
- Incident
- Apr 12, 1996
Airbags
Filed Dec 4, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING TWO MAJOR COLLISIONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 512456
- Incident
- Jan 26, 1996
Airbags
Filed Nov 22, 1996
OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES.
- NHTSA ID
- 602278
- Incident
- Nov 22, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jul 3, 1996
UPON STARTING, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, AND INTERMITTENT FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 985456
- Incident
- May 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Dec 5, 1995
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOES ON AND OFF. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 500188
- Incident
- Dec 5, 1995
Airbags
Filed Oct 24, 1995
Crash reported
VEHICLE BACKED INTO FRONT OF CAR, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 973832
- Incident
- Oct 24, 1995
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 6, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTEND COLLISION. SHOULDER/HARNESS SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 963298
- Incident
- Aug 2, 1994
AirbagsFuel system
Filed Apr 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962935
- Incident
- Mar 13, 1995
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance+3 more
Filed Feb 14, 1995
IDLE CONTROL MOTOR FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 481274
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1992
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical+2 more
Filed Feb 9, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DURING ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959830
- Incident
- Jun 20, 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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .