The 1991 Mercury Capri has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 4,848 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE AIR BAG MODULES DO NOT MEET THE FORD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE.
AT HIGH AMBIENT INTERIOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURES ABOVE140 DEGREES, THE AIR BAG MAY TEAR AND MALFUNCTION UPON DEPLOYMENT.
REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULES WITH MODULES THAT MEET SPECIFICATIONS.
THE RUBBER TUBE THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER (IN THE RADIATOR) MAY DISCONNECT CAUSING DISCHARGE OF FLUID.
DISCHARGED TRANSMISSION FLUID MAY STRIKE THE EXHAUSTMANIFOLD OR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
INSTALL REVISED LINE AND CLAMPS TO IMPROVE LINE RETENTION TO THE TRANSMISSION.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Driving, then coming to a stop or slowing down, when suddenly the engine stops running, and will not re-start. At first it restarted after about 4 hours. Next when it had happened it did not restart until overnight rest. The it started right up and ran for several days when the same thing had…”
“Vehicle collided head-on with a pole traveling approximately 60mph. Consumer states that driver's front air bag "exploded", cracking the front windshield, and causing injury to driver's head, chin, and neck.*ak”
“Consumer's son drove and was involved in a head-on collision, and air bags did not deploy. Consumer was slightly injured. *ak”
“I have taken car off road. Two ford dealers and two independent service providers have told me unless it stalls while they have it they can not fix it- it is a sensor or something which doesn't show on the computer code self check scan. The car is worthless as I never know when it will stall and…”
“The pulley end of crankshaft broke off on the inside lane of the south bound side of ih 35 at moore, ok. The end of the shaft and the pulley spun across the north bound side of I-35 between cars. No one was injured as the cars were able to avoid hitting the spinning disc. However, this could have…”
“While vehicle was in for service dealer noticed a rip in convertible top. Consumer stated there was a small rip in left back corner of convertible top. *ak”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak”
“Crankshaft twists the crank key causing major engine damage. *ak”
There is no summary currently available
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Mercury Capri as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.