Recall Register

2004 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2004 Ford Thunderbird. The campaign is 04V330000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Jul 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust. NHTSA has 31 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 04V330000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the upper support assembly on the power seats. The recall began on july 20, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 24,277 units in total.

  1. 04V330000Received . 24,277 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Power Adjust

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain passenger vehicles equipped with power adjustable seats may have been inadequately welded.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The seat may not perform as intended during a crash which could increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the upper support assembly on the power seats. The recall began on july 20, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 04S18. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

31 complaints, 37 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2004 Ford Thunderbird: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Vehicle Speed Control8
Power Train7
Engine6
Engine and Engine Cooling5
Electrical System4
Air Bags3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
Wheels1
Suspension1
Complaints that report a crash
5
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
6
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
4 May 2017

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.

Complaints about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 4 complaints.

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.

  1. 19600
  2. 19650
  3. 19674
  4. 19701
  5. 19711
  6. 19723
  7. 19734
  8. 19741
  9. 19754
  10. 19761
  11. 19774
  12. 19783
  13. 19793
  14. 19801
  15. 19833
  16. 19841
  17. 19851
  18. 19861
  19. 19871
  20. 19882
  21. 19894
  22. 19903
  23. 19913
  24. 19923
  25. 19933
  26. 19940
  27. 19950
  28. 19962
  29. 19970
  30. 19980
  31. 19990
  32. 20021
  33. 20030
  34. 20041
  35. 20051

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/thunderbird/2004/. 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
15 May 2019
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 2004 Ford Thunderbird?
24,277 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 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird name most often?
Vehicle Speed Control: 8 of 37 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Ford Thunderbird open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.