NHTSA recall 98E020000 · Equipment
Air bags › On-off switch assembly
Reported Jul 28, 1998470 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANY
The defect
Equipment description: aftermarket air bag control switch kits, part nos. F8DB - 14385, with the following suffixes: ea, fa, la, ma, va, and ta, can break if cycled frequently. these kits are specified for installation on taurus, sable, windstar, explorer, mountaineer, expedition, navigator, and ranger vehicles equipped with either driver or driver and front passenger air bags.
The remedy
Dealers will replace these switches with a revised switch.