Defect Investigations of Mercury Tracer

There have been 6 defect investigations conducted for the following Mercury Tracer model year vehicles.

1 Air bags defect investigations of Mercury Tracer vehicles
This investigation was opened on Jun. 10, 2002. It was closed on Dec. 11, 2002. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
By letter of December 6, 2002, Ford notified the agency that it would conduct a safety recall on all 1997 Ford escort and Mercury tracer vehicles. Ford found that electrical shorting of the integrated air bag monitor (iabm)due to liquid intrusion of water or engine coolant can occur in the subject
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1997 Ford Escort, the 1997 Mercury Tracer.
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2 Air bags defect investigations of Mercury Tracer vehicles
This investigation was opened on Jan. 30, 2002. It was closed on Jun. 10, 2002. Allege water from the air conditioning plenum and/or engine coolant from the heater core enters the integrated air bag monitor
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1997 Ford Escort, the 1997 Mercury Tracer.
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3 Air bags defect investigations of Mercury Tracer vehicles
This investigation was opened on Apr. 19, 2001. It was closed on Nov. 1, 2001. This petition alleges that the frontal air bags do not deploy during frontal impact
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1998 Ford Escort, the 1999 Ford Escort, the 1998 Mercury Tracer, the 1999 Mercury Tracer.
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4 Tank assembly defect investigations of Mercury Tracer vehicles
This investigation was opened on Sep. 11, 1997. It was closed on May. 22, 2000. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
To determine whether the cars that are outside of the safety recall's thirteen states should be recalled due tot he similar warm weather exposure and to determine if the remedy is adequate. Recall 97v-144 and recall 97v-145
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1995 Ford Escort, the 1995 Mercury Tracer.
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5 Vehicle speed control linkages defect investigations of Mercury Tracer vehicles
This investigation was opened on Jan. 28, 1994. It was closed on Jan. 31, 1995. There is no summary currently available
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1991 Ford Escort, the 1992 Ford Escort, the 1993 Ford Escort, the 1991 Mercury Tracer, the 1992 Mercury Tracer, the 1993 Mercury Tracer.
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6 Front seat belts retractor defect investigations of Mercury Tracer vehicles
This investigation was opened on Jan. 30, 1989. It was closed on May. 25, 1989. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
There is no summary currently available
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1988 Mercury Tracer.
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