1992 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1992 Ford Thunderbird. The newest campaign is 99V275000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Oct 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch. NHTSA has 183 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 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, 99V275000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and install a wiring harness connector, if needed.
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
3 campaigns, newest first. 8,189,731 units in total.
99V275000Received . 164,731 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with fog lights, in which the headlights may go out for various intervals and which may be preceded by flickering or blinking as a result of the circuit breaker opening.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Driver's could experience a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and install a wiring harness connector, if needed.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S30. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V159000Received . 125,000 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, district of columbia, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, kentucky, massachusetts, maryland, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, wisconsin, and west virginia. Movement of the fuel lines causes the nylon fuel line jumper to chafe against the floor pan. This wear can cause a pin hole in the fuel line resulting in fuel leakage.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This fuel leakage results in dampness and fuel odor, and if an ignition source was present, a fire could result.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a plastic convolute covering around the fuel lines. If the lines show a leak, the lines will be replaced first.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 97S84. 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
183 complaints, 233 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.
- 1992 Ford Thunderbird
- All 1992 vehicles
| Component | 1992 Thunderbird | All 1992 vehicles | Thunderbird, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 193.1 | 19.7 | 92.8 | 45 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 154.5 | 183.1 | 165.7 | 36 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 124.5 | 116.5 | 192.7 | 29 |
| Electrical System | 120.2 | 88.6 | 105.8 | 28 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 107.3 | 49.4 | 39.4 | 25 |
| Seat Belts | 77.3 | 72.6 | 59.6 | 18 |
| Power Train | 47.2 | 106.7 | 82.2 | 11 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 30 | 36.1 | 57.2 | 7 |
| Steering | 17.2 | 35.7 | 25 | 4 |
| Visibility | 17.2 | 43.4 | 27.4 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 6
- Complaints that report a fire
- 11
- Injuries in the complaints
- 10
- Deaths in the complaints
- 1
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 Sep 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA99005 | Engineering analysis | HEADLIGHT SWITCH | Exterior Lighting | 20 Jan 1999 | 14 Dec 1999 | 99V275000 |
| RQ98015 | Recall query | HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER | Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch | 29 Sep 1998 | 22 Jan 1999 | 98V009000 |
| RQ97011 | Recall query | FUEL LINE JUMPER | Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 25 Sep 1997 | 16 Nov 1998 | 97V159000 |
| EA95030 | Engineering analysis | REAR FUEL LINE INTERFERENCE | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 31 Oct 1995 | 30 Sep 1997 | 97V159000 |
| PE93075 | Preliminary evaluation | THRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 30 Aug 1993 | 30 Dec 1993 |
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 1992 Ford ThunderbirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/thunderbird/1992/. 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 1992 Ford Thunderbird?
- 8,189,731 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Ford Thunderbird name most often?
- Exterior Lighting: 45 of 233 component mentions, or 193.1 per 1,000. For all 1992 vehicles the figure is 19.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Ford Thunderbird open?
- No. Each of the 5 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.