1988 Mercury Topaz defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1988 Mercury Topaz. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• REAR BRK ADJUSTER FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96005 · opened Jan 19, 1996 · closed May 28, 1996

  1984 - 1991 ford tempo/mercury topaz

• REAR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE
  Defect Petition DP96002 · opened Jan 11, 1996 · closed Jan 19, 1996

  There is no summary currently available

• 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