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Lincoln Continental air bags problems by year

89 NHTSA owner complaints name the air bags across 16 Continental model years. The most reported year is 2000 with 16 reports.

YearAir Bags reportsShare
2017 Continental23%
2002 Continental26%
2001 Continental13%
2000 Continental1625%
1999 Continental921%
1998 Continental46%
1997 Continental44%
1996 Continental12%
1995 Continental11%
1994 Continental74%
1993 Continental76%
1992 Continental76%
1991 Continental115%
1990 Continental106%
1989 Continental53%
1988 Continental22%

Share is the fraction of that year’s complaints naming the air bags. Raw counts are not adjusted for sales volume — years that sold more units naturally accumulate more reports.