1987 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1987 Ford Thunderbird. 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 61 complaints on file for this model year. 5 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.
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. 3,600,000 units in total.
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: .
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
61 complaints, 73 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 Thunderbird
- All 1987 vehicles
| Component | 1987 Thunderbird | All 1987 vehicles | Thunderbird, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 356.2 | 150.7 | 105.8 | 26 |
| Seat Belts | 191.8 | 116.4 | 59.6 | 14 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 109.6 | 59.7 | 165.7 | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 95.9 | 55 | 57.2 | 7 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 54.8 | 116.4 | 39.4 | 4 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 54.8 | 146.2 | 192.7 | 4 |
| Exterior Lighting | 41.1 | 14.8 | 92.8 | 3 |
| Steering | 27.4 | 60.3 | 25 | 2 |
| Tires | 13.7 | 32.3 | 21.9 | 1 |
| Visibility | 13.7 | 24 | 27.4 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 17
- Injuries in the complaints
- 9
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 13 Sep 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA95021 | Engineering analysis | FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLES | Seat Belts | 31 Jul 1995 | 30 Sep 1997 | |
| PE95019 | Preliminary evaluation | FAULTY SEATBELT BUCKLES | Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly | 27 Mar 1995 | 31 Jul 1995 | |
| EA90005 | Engineering analysis | POWER SEAT MALFUNC/FIRE | Seats | 31 Oct 1989 | 12 Mar 1991 | 91V036000 |
| PE89125 | Preliminary evaluation | PWR SEAT MALFUNC - FIRE | Electrical System | 1 Jun 1989 | 31 Oct 1989 | |
| PE88097 | Preliminary evaluation | FLOORMAT/ACCEL PEDAL INTRF | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 31 Aug 1988 | 2 Dec 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.
- 19600
- 19650
- 19674
- 19701
- 19711
- 19723
- 19734
- 19741
- 19754
- 19761
- 19774
- 19783
- 19793
- 19801
- 19833
- 19841
- 19851
- 19861
- 19871
- 19882
- 19894
- 19903
- 19913
- 19923
- 19933
- 19940
- 19950
- 19962
- 19970
- 19980
- 19990
- 20021
- 20030
- 20041
- 20051
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 ThunderbirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1987 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/thunderbird/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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- 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 Thunderbird?
- 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 Thunderbird have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 50 recall campaigns for the Ford Thunderbird, model years 1960 to 2005. 1 of them names the 1987 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Ford Thunderbird name most often?
- Electrical System: 26 of 73 component mentions, or 356.2 per 1,000. For all 1987 vehicles the figure is 150.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Ford Thunderbird open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.