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Year · Make · Model

2008 Mercury Sable

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
61
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
14
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover

Consumer complaints

61 filed
8
Crashes
3
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Steering
    14
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    10
  • Electrical System
    9
  • Power Train
    9
  • Engine
    5
  • Unknown OR Other
    4
  • Seats
    3
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    3

Recalls

1 campaign
16V247000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2016-04-26

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

RiskAn improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

FixFord will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C06.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE08060·TIRES:VALVE2008-10-14 → 2009-04-09

TIRE VALVE CRACKING

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