IllustrationCONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY BRAKES FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP, HOWEVER VEHICLE HIT REAR OF OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
1995 Ford Thunderbird
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 15 of 261 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 92 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 49 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports11 fire reports14 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
17 reportsWAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. 827006 DUP OF 823210; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CHEST/TWO BROKEN HANDS.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. *AK
DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 60 MPH. THE CHEMICALS IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE 12 YEAR OLD CHILD.*AK
AIR BAGS; THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
RIGHT DOOR POWER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. *SD
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.