2005 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2005 Ford Thunderbird. The campaign is 05V113000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Mar 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage. NHTSA has 27 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 05V113000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel tank free of charge. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673, lincoln at 1-800-521-4140.
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. 56 units in total.
05V113000Received . 56 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel tank may have a localized thin wall section in the lower half of the tank. The fuel tank may crack creating a potential for a fuel leak and fuel odor. The "service engine soon" indicator may illuminate.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel tank free of charge. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673, lincoln at 1-800-521-4140.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 052S29. 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.
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Complaints by component
27 complaints, 35 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 5 |
| Air Bags | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 |
| Engine | 4 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Wheels | 3 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 3 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 13.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 17 Oct 2024
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
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.
- 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 2005 Ford ThunderbirdThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 Ford Thunderbird: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/thunderbird/2005/. 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 2005 Ford Thunderbird?
- 56 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 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 Ford Thunderbird name most often?
- Electrical System: 5 of 35 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Ford Thunderbird open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.