Dealer Letter

PARTS AVAILABILITY

RECALL NUMBER
95S01

DATE: Dec, 1994

At Dealers By: as Req'd

Date in Owner Letter: December, 1994

To:
All Ford and Lincoln-Mercury Dealers

Subject:
Safety Recall 95S01 - Certain 1994-1995 Model Year Escort/Tracer vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant - Driver Side Supplemental Air Bag Module Replacement

Affected Vehicles
Certain 1994-1995 model year Escort/Tracers built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant during the following periods:

PRODUCTION DATES

VEHICLES AFFECTED FROM THRU

1994 Tracer 9/7/94 9/9/94

1995 Tracer 9/12/94 10/24/94

1995 Escort 9/22/94 10/15/94

Reasons For Recall
The driver side air bag, part of the Supplemental Restraint System, may not inflate properly in the event of a deployment level collision. This could increase the risk of injury to the driver. A seam in the inflator element of the air bag module may separate during an air bag deployment, allowing hot gases to escape and interfere with the proper deployment of the air bag.

To correct this condition, the driver's side air bag module will be replaced.

Warning To Occupants
ALWAYS WEAR THE SAFETY BELT. All occupants of a vehicle, including the driver, should always wear their safety belts, whether or not Supplemental Restraint System air bags are provided at their seating position. Failure to do so may increase the risk of severe injury or death in the event of a collision.

Rental Cars
Ford Motor Company will pay rental costs (not to exceed $25.00 per day) associated with rental vehicles except fuel costs which will be at owner's expense.

Service Modules
A small number of suspect air bag modules were also shipped to dealers for use as service replacement parts. Attachment IV is a list of dealers that have received an air bag module during the period September 21-September 30, 1994. These modules are to be returned per directions in Attachment II.

Attachments

Attachment I
^ Administrative Information

Attachment II
^ Labor Allowances
^ Parts Requirement
^ Parts Return

Attachment III
^ Technical Information

Attachment IV
^ Service Air Bag Modules