Airbags
Filed Apr 20, 2001
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF, INDICTATING A DEFECT. CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 886358
1991 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.
11
Latest Apr 20, 2001
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.
5%
of 221 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.
4
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 1991 Mercury Sable submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Nov 9, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
BEFORE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT FIX THE LIGHT DUE TO A FEDERAL LAW AND NEVER SAID THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT AND 2 OF THE OCCUPANTS INJURIES WERE SORENESS. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 557173
- Incident
- Aug 21, 2000
Airbags
Filed Mar 26, 1999
AIR BAG MONITOR AND SENSOR FAILED. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 544636
Airbags
Filed Nov 17, 1998
IE97027, WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL STAY ON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830931
- Incident
- Jun 3, 1998
Airbags
Filed May 5, 1997
Crash reported
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 50MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 811988
- Incident
- Apr 29, 1997
Airbags
Filed Feb 26, 1997
OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
- NHTSA ID
- 515079
- Incident
- Oct 15, 1996
AirbagsTransmission
Filed Jan 21, 1997
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE DRIVING.
- NHTSA ID
- 513886
- Incident
- Dec 28, 1996
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes+2 more
Filed Oct 15, 1996
FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER RECALL REPAIR REFUSED BY DEALER.
- NHTSA ID
- 509752
- Incident
- Oct 15, 1996
Airbags
Filed Aug 28, 1996
Crash reported
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 800660
- Incident
- Jul 22, 1996
Airbags
Filed Mar 13, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 10:00 POSITION, SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980659
- Incident
- Dec 12, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jun 21, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRITICAL ACCIDENT. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 967403
- Incident
- Jun 17, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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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 .