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1991 Mercury Sable Air bags Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
5%of 221 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 1991 Mercury Sable, 5% of the 221 complaints for this model year. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Before consumer purchased vehicle they noticed that the air bag light was on, the dealer told the consumer they could not fix the light due to a federal law and never said the air bags did not work, there was an accident where the air bags experienced no deployment and 2 of the occupants injuries were soreness.”

NHTSA complaint #557173, filed 2000-11

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200847%
200545%
200424%
200384%
2002245%
2001276%
2000337%
1999177%
1998147%
1997125%
1996155%
199582%
1994103%
1993244%
1992113%
1991105%
1990148%

Other parts of the 1991 Mercury Sable

Transmission and drivetrain
101 complaints
Engine cooling
56 complaints
Steering
27 complaints
Body and structure
20 complaints
Brakes
19 complaints
Electrical system
16 complaints
Suspension
10 complaints
Equipment
8 complaints
Tires
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1991 Mercury Sable

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology