Lincoln Town CAR (1997): Air bags
Recall 96V231000 · Nov 12, 1996 · Ford Motor Company
742
vehicles affected
742
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 96V231000
- Date
- Nov 12, 1996
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 742
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal
- Model years
- 1997
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
TWO BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE DRIVER AIR BAG TO THE STEERING WHEEL WERE NOT INSTALLED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.
What can happen
IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION, THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD STAY IN POSITION DURING DEPLOYMENT. HOWEVER, THE MODULE COULD LEAVE THE STEERING WHEEL CAVITY FOLLOWING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND INSTALL ANY BOLTS THAT ARE MISSING.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 96V231000?
1 model: Lincoln Town Car (1997), about 742 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 96V231000?
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND INSTALL ANY BOLTS THAT ARE MISSING.
What can happen?
IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL COLLISION, THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD STAY IN POSITION DURING DEPLOYMENT. HOWEVER, THE MODULE COULD LEAVE THE STEERING WHEEL CAVITY FOLLOWING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.