1993 Ford Tempo: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1993 Ford Tempo. The newest campaign is 97V019000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Feb 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan. NHTSA has 227 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 97V019000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.
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
2 campaigns, newest first. 7,975,200 units in total.
97V019000Received . 75,200 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Fan
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. The vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0l engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3l engines; 1992-1995 taurus/sable with 3.8l engines; 1994-1995 taurus/sable with 3.0l engines and 1992-1994 lincoln continental vehicles with 3.8l engines. During high winds, heavy, blowing and drifting snow, and low temperatures, the engine cooling fan can become blocked or frozen with snow. The fan motor may not rotate and could overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause smoke or flames from the fan and/or shroud, the fan electrical wiring, or the fan motor resulting in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 97S66. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V071000Received . 7,900,000 units.
Electrical System / Ignition
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ignition switch.
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
227 complaints, 316 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.
- 1993 Ford Tempo
- All 1993 vehicles
| Component | 1993 Tempo | All 1993 vehicles | Tempo, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 231 | 140.4 | 197.1 | 73 |
| Seat Belts | 202.5 | 56 | 140.7 | 64 |
| Electrical System | 129.7 | 82.2 | 223.8 | 41 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 91.8 | 185.6 | 87.3 | 29 |
| Power Train | 66.5 | 84.9 | 43.7 | 21 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 38 | 38.6 | 43.1 | 12 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 38 | 52.5 | 50.3 | 12 |
| Tires | 25.3 | 30.4 | 15.8 | 8 |
| Steering | 22.2 | 34.1 | 40 | 7 |
| Visibility | 22.2 | 46.9 | 22.4 | 7 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 16
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 25
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Sep 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA96024 | Engineering analysis | ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 30 Sep 1996 | 15 Apr 1997 | 97V019000 |
| PE96033 | Preliminary evaluation | ENGINE COOLING FAN FIRES | Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 May 1996 | 30 Sep 1996 | 97V019000 |
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 1993 Ford TempoThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1993 Ford Tempo: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/tempo/1993/. 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 1993 Ford Tempo?
- 7,975,200 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 Tempo have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Ford Tempo, model years 1981 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1993 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Ford Tempo name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 73 of 316 component mentions, or 231 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 140.4 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Ford Tempo open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.