NHTSA recall 90E043001 · Equipment
Air bags › Frontal
Ford Crown Victoria and 6 more
Reported Oct 30, 1990172,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Aug 1, 1989 – May 1, 1990
The defect
Threaded inflator components may have been damaged during assembly which may allow components to separate when inflator receives a signal to deploy the air bag.
The risk
Inflator component separation allows hot combustion gases to escape into the passenger compartment which could result in injuries to vehicle occupants.
The remedy
Replace air bag modules containing potentially defective inflators.