1991 Ford Probe defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1991 Ford Probe. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• SEATBACK RECLINE MECHANISM FAILURE
  Defect Petition DP07001 · opened Jul 30, 2007 · closed Dec 5, 2007

  On june 29, 2007, nhtsa received a petition from mr. Richard h. Mcswain of mcswain engineering inc., requesting that the agency investigate seatback recliner failure in the subject vehicles. The petitioner identified a failure mode involving bypass of the seatback stop pin which could result in a false or partial engag…

• AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT
  Recall Query RQ98011 · opened Jul 31, 1998 · closed Feb 16, 1999

  There is no summary currently available

• MAZDA RX7 AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96027 · opened Apr 16, 1996 · closed Sep 30, 1996 · led to recall 96V173000

  Malfunction of the automatic seat belt system

• PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURES
  Engineering Analysis EA94032 · opened Sep 8, 1994 · closed Sep 30, 1996 · led to recall 96V172002

  There is no summary currently available

• PASS.RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE94039 · opened May 4, 1994 · closed Sep 8, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• STEERING WHEEL SEPARATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91013 · opened Nov 14, 1990 · closed Jan 22, 1991

  There is no summary currently available