Vehicle recalls › MERCURY › Capri › 1991
Model year record
1991 MERCURY Capri
2 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 33 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
Recall campaign NHTSA 92V080000
Component Air bags
Manufacturer FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected 648
Reported to NHTSA 1992-06-02
Owners notified 1992-08-04
Defect description THE AIR BAG MODULES DO NOT MEET THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE.
Safety risk AT HIGH AMBIENT INTERIOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURES ABOVE140 DEGREES, THE AIR BAG MAY TEAR AND MALFUNCTION UPON DEPLOYMENT.
Manufacturer remedy REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULES WITH MODULES THAT MEET SPECIFICATIONS.
Recall campaign NHTSA 91V009000
Component Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
Manufacturer FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected 4,200
Reported to NHTSA 1991-01-08
Owners notified 1991-02-01
Defect description THE RUBBER TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (IN THE RADIATOR) MAY DISCONNECT CAUSING DISCHARGE OF FLUID.
Safety risk DISCHARGED TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY STRIKE THE EXHAUSTMANIFOLD OR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy INSTALL REVISED LINE AND CLAMPS TO IMPROVE LINE RETENTION TO THE TRANSMISSION.
Owner complaints A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
The 1992 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.