1996 Ford Escort air bags problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Ford Escort — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The vehicle was involved in an accident, the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not restrain the consumer as designed, the consumer was injured. *jb *scc”
filed Apr 8, 2003
“Consumer crashed into a truck and was rear ended by another vehicle in which neither of the air bags experienced deployment until the second impact, one person was injured in the accident. *slc”
filed Jan 31, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Escort years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Escort | 2 | 6% |
| 2001 Escort | 9 | 13% |
| 2000 Escort | 18 | 18% |
| 1999 Escort | 66 | 20% |
| 1998 Escort | 75 | 20% |
| 1997 Escort | 152 | 28% |
| 1995 Escort | 67 | 12% |
| 1994 Escort | 54 | 19% |
| 1993 Escort | 2 | 1% |
| 1991 Escort | 1 | 0% |
| 1985 Escort | 1 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Ford Escort
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.