1986 Ford Club Wagon: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1986 Ford Club Wagon. The newest campaign is 87V144000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Sep 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 87V144000, in the NHTSA record
Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 258,125 units in total.
87V144000Received . 188,000 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicles are subject to excessive underhood temperatures and fuel system pressures in severe duty applications.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This creates potential for fuel expulsion from the fuelfiller pipe which in the presence of an ignition source, could result in afire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
86V094000Received . 70,125 units.
Steering / Linkages / Drag / Link / Connection
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The rubber that encases ball stud and socket joint (connects steering drag link and pitman arm) may deteriorate, causing metal to metal contact, and may eventually result in complete separation. Consequence of defect: complete separation of the drag link to pitman arm connection results in loss of steering control which may lead to an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Install new drag link assemblies with steel ball and socket joints at the pitman arm connections.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
2 complaints, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Apr 1999
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1986 Ford Club WagonThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1986 Ford Club Wagon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/club-wagon/1986/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1986 Ford Club Wagon?
- 258,125 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Ford Club Wagon have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Ford Club Wagon, model years 1975 to 2001. 2 of them name the 1986 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Ford Club Wagon name most often?
- Electrical System: 2 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Ford Club Wagon open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.