Recall Register

1986 Ford Crown Victoria: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria. The campaign is 87V139000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Sep 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 27 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 87V139000, in the NHTSA record

Install retainer clips over the couplings to prevent coupling separation and fuel leakage.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 3,600,000 units in total.

  1. 87V139000Received . 3,600,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Spring lock fuel line coupling may not be properly engaged.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Coupling could disengage due to fuel pressure,vibration, and engine movements; this would cause loss of fuel which, inpresence of an ignition source, creates a fire risk.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install retainer clips over the couplings to prevent coupling separation and fuel leakage.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

27 complaints, 35 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.

1986 Ford Crown Victoria: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System21
Seat Belts4
Engine and Engine Cooling4
Steering2
Vehicle Speed Control2
Structure1
Power Train1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
12
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
5 Sep 2001

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.

Complaints about the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 14 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE91125Preliminary evaluationBRAKE LINE PUNCTURESService Brakes, Hydraulic11 Sep 199115 Jan 1992
PE88101Preliminary evaluationENGINE COMP FIRESVehicle Speed Control / Linkages14 Sep 19883 Jan 1989
PE87055Preliminary evaluationFIRESPower Train9 Sep 198710 Mar 1988

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

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1986 Ford Crown Victoria: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/crown-victoria/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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria?
3,600,000 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Crown Victoria have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 47 recall campaigns for the Ford Crown Victoria, model years 1980 to 2011. 1 of them names the 1986 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria name most often?
Electrical System: 21 of 35 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.