NHTSA recall 93V155000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	93V155000
Manufacturer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported	1993-09-24
Owners notified	1993-08-26
Component	AIR BAGS
Units potentially affected	1500

What is wrong

THE DESIGN OF THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR CAUSES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR IS SLAMMED WHILE THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION.

What can happen

INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG CAN RESULT ININJURY TO THE DRIVER.

The remedy

INSTALL A REDESIGNED AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR.

Notes

SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS: PASSIVE RESTRAINTS; AIR BAG.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAG OCCUPANT PROTECTIONSYSTEMS.NOTE: THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD TO RETAILERS; THE VEHICLES SHOULD STILLBE AT THE DEALER LOCATIONS.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1994 FORD F-150	Built to 1993-08-01.
1994 FORD F-250	Built to 1993-08-01.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as ID93013 and RQ98006

This recall followed 2 NHTSA investigations. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
ID93013	ID.
RQ98006	Recall query, opened 1998-03-18, closed 2000-08-15. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
BC0326972301	1997-06-27. Service bulletin. AIR BAG LAMP FLASH-OUT CODE 33 ON VEHICLES EQUIPED WITH A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *JD
BC0057961101	1997-06-17. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSING AN AIR BAG LAMP FLASH-OUT CODE 33 (PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HIGH RESISTANCE OR OPEN)
BC0326961129	1997-06-17. Service bulletin. WHEN DIAGNOSING AN AIR BAG LAMP FLASH-OUT CODE 33 (PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HIGH RESISTANCE OR OPEN) ON A 1994-1996 F150 OR BRONCO THAT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, CHECK FOR PROPER GROUND FROM PIN 7, CIRCUIT 629, AT THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR CONNECTOR C218, TO THE NEGATIVE BATTERY POST. *TW

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.