Ford Escort: Unexpected Deployment Of Passenger Air Bag
Recall Summary Certain Ford Escort, Scorpio, and Mondeo vehicles may have passenger air bags that deploy unexpectedly due to electrostatic discharge affecting the air bag igniter. This recall affects 47,340 vehicles distributed in the United Kingdom. Ford will fit a ground wire to the passenger air bag to prevent this issue.
- Recalling firm
- FORD
- Product
- Vehicles: FORD ESCORT, FORD SCORPIO, FORD MONDEO. Units affected: 47,340
- Reason
- Unexpected passenger air bag deployment due to an electrostatic discharge through the air bag igniter. Remedy: Recall affected vehicles and fit ground wire to passenger air bag
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 1998-06-09
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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