Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / MUSTANG / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001074661 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2001
Consumer's City: MESA Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MUSTANG Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP42X9TF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 07 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on the freeway at approximately 55 mph, the passenger side air bag deployed without any apparent reason. the vehicle was no involved in any type of impact. ford initially agreed to pay for the damages to the car and replacement of the airbag, but is now claiming that the airbag is only covered for 5 years or 50,000 miles. they claim that this is only covered under warranty, even though it is an obviously defective part.*ak