1989 Ford Escort defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1989 Ford Escort. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE STALLING
  Defect Petition DP91003 · opened Nov 29, 1990 · closed Jan 31, 1991

  ENGINE STALLING

• FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT
  Engineering Analysis EA90008 · opened Dec 27, 1989 · closed Dec 31, 1991

  We have received numerous reports which allege a malfunction or failure of the passive restraint system.additional reports allege that the passive restraint system failed to restrain/adequately protect the occupant during an accident