1990 Ford Taurus defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1990 Ford Taurus. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• DEFECTIVE AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR
  Defect Petition DP96014 · opened Nov 14, 1996 · still open

  Cfas sent a follow-up letter on december 12, 1996, to change the intent of the petition to airbag aggressivity and deployment variability.nhtsa received the letter on 12/12/96; accordingly, the petition due day was changed to april 12, 1997.cfas petitioned the agency to conduct an investigation to determine whether the…

• ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TIE RODS
  Defect Petition DP95004 · opened Aug 8, 1995 · closed Aug 30, 1995

  Alleged defective tie rods

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Engineering Analysis EA94008 · opened Feb 16, 1994 · closed Feb 27, 1995

  There is no summary currently available

• POLYCAST ROAD WHEEL CRACKS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93100 · opened Dec 2, 1993 · closed Jun 30, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• UNDERBODY FUEL LINE FAILS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93065 · opened Jul 15, 1993 · closed Nov 30, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• BROKEN TIE RODS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE93058 · opened Jun 15, 1993 · closed Feb 16, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• SUB-FRM/UNIBODY ABSOR.FAIL
  Engineering Analysis EA92040 · opened Nov 30, 1992 · closed Jun 30, 1993 · led to recall 93V106002

  There is no summary currently available

• POWER STEERING LEAKS/FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE92044 · opened Apr 27, 1992 · closed Aug 31, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE92014 · opened Feb 4, 1992 · closed Jun 25, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• STORAGE COMPAR SUFFOCATION
  Engineering Analysis EA91042 · opened Oct 28, 1991 · closed May 21, 1992 · led to recall 92V065000

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• STORAGE COMPAR SUFFOCATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91108 · opened Aug 1, 1991 · closed Oct 28, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA91011 · opened Dec 18, 1990 · closed Aug 13, 1992 · led to recall 92V113000

  There is no summary currently available

• BRAKE DISC HUB SEPARATIONS
  Engineering Analysis EA90045 · opened Sep 28, 1990 · closed Sep 12, 1991 · led to recall 91V134002

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• SAFETY BELT BUCKLE LOCKING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE90113 · opened Aug 20, 1990 · closed Dec 18, 1990

  There is no summary currently available

• WHEEL SEPARATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE90104 · opened Aug 2, 1990 · closed Aug 30, 1990 · led to recall 90V159000

  There is no summary currently available