Engineering Analysis · Closed
FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT
Action number
EA90008
Opened
Dec 27, 1989
Closed
Dec 31, 1991
Outcome
Closed without recall
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
What NHTSA is examining
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
Vehicles under investigation
1987 Ford Escort1988 Ford Escort1989 Ford Escort1987 Ford Tempo1988 Ford Tempo1989 Ford Tempo1990 Ford Tempo1987 Mercury Lynx1988 Mercury Lynx1989 Mercury Lynx1987 Mercury Topaz1988 Mercury Topaz1989 Mercury Topaz1990 Mercury Topaz
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.