1987 Ford Tempo: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1987 Ford Tempo. The campaign is 87V060000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Apr 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs. NHTSA has 53 complaints on file for this model year. 6 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 87V060000, in the NHTSA record
Replace wheel lug nuts and if necessary, replace wheels and wheel studs.
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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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 350 units in total.
87V060000Received . 350 units.
Wheels / Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Lug nuts could gall and possibly seize on the wheel studs without providing adequate clamping load on the wheels.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Wheel studs could fracture creating a risk of a wheelseparating with little forewarning.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace wheel lug nuts and if necessary, replace wheels and wheel studs.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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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
53 complaints, 79 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.
- 1987 Ford Tempo
- All 1987 vehicles
| Component | 1987 Tempo | All 1987 vehicles | Tempo, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 443 | 150 | 223.8 | 35 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 189.9 | 143.7 | 197.1 | 15 |
| Steering | 75.9 | 59.5 | 40 | 6 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 75.9 | 115.5 | 50.3 | 6 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 63.3 | 59.3 | 87.3 | 5 |
| Power Train | 38 | 62.3 | 43.7 | 3 |
| Seats | 25.3 | 24.2 | 18.8 | 2 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 25.3 | 54.5 | 43.1 | 2 |
| Suspension | 12.7 | 21.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 12.7 | 14.9 | 25.5 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 17
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 4 Sep 2002
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE96005 | Preliminary evaluation | REAR BRK ADJUSTER FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 19 Jan 1996 | 28 May 1996 | |
| DP96002 | Defect petition | REAR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 11 Jan 1996 | 19 Jan 1996 | |
| EA91052 | Engineering analysis | SEAT BELT SEPARATION | Seat Belts | 27 Nov 1991 | 24 Nov 1992 | |
| PE91025 | Preliminary evaluation | FUEL PUMP FAILURE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 17 Dec 1990 | 10 Apr 1991 | |
| EA90008 | Engineering analysis | FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT | Seat Belts | 27 Dec 1989 | 31 Dec 1991 | |
| PE89118 | Preliminary evaluation | SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION | Equipment | 19 Apr 1989 | 6 Sep 1989 |
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 1987 Ford TempoThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1987 Ford Tempo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/tempo/1987/. 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 1987 Ford Tempo?
- 350 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 Tempo have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Ford Tempo, model years 1981 to 2000. 1 of them names the 1987 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Ford Tempo name most often?
- Electrical System: 35 of 79 component mentions, or 443 per 1,000. For all 1987 vehicles the figure is 150 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Ford Tempo open?
- No. Each of the 6 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.