NHTSA safety recall

Recall 92V080000

Air Bags — Mercury · reported 2 Jun 1992 · 648 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE AIR BAG MODULES DO NOT MEET THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE.

The risk

AT HIGH AMBIENT INTERIOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURES ABOVE140 DEGREES, THE AIR BAG MAY TEAR AND MALFUNCTION UPON DEPLOYMENT.

The fix

REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULES WITH MODULES THAT MEET SPECIFICATIONS.

SYSTEM: AIR BAGS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA.

NHTSA campaign
92V080000
Filed by
Ford Motor Company
Report received
2 Jun 1992
Owners notified
4 Aug 1992
Potentially affected
648

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1991 Mercury Capri 1992 Mercury Capri

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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