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NHTSA recall 99V243000

Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive

Ford Contour and 1 more

Reported Sep 8, 1999280,481 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 99S23Built Jan 2, 1997 – Aug 24, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the air bag sensor wiring pigtail insulation can become brittle and crack over time due to accumulation of water in the pigtail protective convolute in combination with high underhood temperatures related to the routing of the wiring pigtail near the radiator. this can result in environmental stress cracking of the insulation.

The risk

In some cases, the air bag warning light can illuminate and the air bag supplemental restraint system disabled.

The remedy

Dealers will install air bag sensors with revised wiring insulation. in addition, vehicles which have the air bag warning light illuminated will have a new air bag diagnostic monitor installed.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Contour
1998
Mercury Mystique
1998

Notes

Ford recall no. 99S23. Owner notification began september 27, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).