1996 Ford Probe: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 Ford Probe. The campaign is 96V090000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Jun 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags. NHTSA has 52 complaints on file for 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 96V090000, in the NHTSA record
A new caution label, with installation instructions, will be sent directly to owners. Owners can install the label or, if they wish, can have their dealer install the label for them.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 2,740 units in total.
96V090000Received . 2,740 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The supplementary air bag inflatable restraint caution label located on the driver side sun visor does not contain the statement, "do not install rearward facing child seats in any front passenger seat position." this does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: operators could fail to notice and heed the warning label.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
A new caution label, with installation instructions, will be sent directly to owners. Owners can install the label or, if they wish, can have their dealer install the label for them.
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.
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Complaints by component
52 complaints, 77 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1996 Ford Probe
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Probe | All 1996 vehicles | Probe, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 233.8 | 97.9 | 79.6 | 18 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 220.8 | 140.9 | 97.1 | 17 |
| Steering | 90.9 | 48.9 | 33.7 | 7 |
| Electrical System | 77.9 | 84 | 86.3 | 6 |
| Seat Belts | 51.9 | 23.1 | 372.9 | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 39 | 42 | 20.2 | 3 |
| Structure | 39 | 39.5 | 24.9 | 3 |
| Suspension | 39 | 55 | 18.2 | 3 |
| Air Bags | 26 | 66.9 | 36.4 | 2 |
| Visibility | 26 | 59 | 33 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 May 2011
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 1996 Ford ProbeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Ford Probe: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/probe/1996/. 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 1996 Ford Probe?
- 2,740 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 Probe have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Ford Probe, model years 1984 to 1999. 1 of them names the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Ford Probe name most often?
- Power Train: 18 of 77 component mentions, or 233.8 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 97.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Ford Probe open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.