Recall Register

1987 Mercury Grand Marquis: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis. The newest campaign is 88V028000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Mar 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Retractor. NHTSA has 43 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, 88V028000, in the NHTSA record

Remove and properly install the right auxiliary seat belts.
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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

4 campaigns, newest first. 3,661,919 units in total.

  • 88V028000Seat Belts / Front / Retractor
  • 87V139000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 87V131000Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
  • 87V012000Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting

  1. 88V028000Received . 21,200 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Automatic retractor for seat belts for dual facing rear seats may be installed in an improper location.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Seat belt could bind between seat cushion and seat backcausing the retractor to be sluggish or unable to take up excess belt slack.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Remove and properly install the right auxiliary seat belts.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 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: .

  3. 87V131000Received . 11,119 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel rails may be bent so that no. 5 injector cups are out of design position.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Bent fuel rail could cause a fuel leak, which inpresence of an ignition source could result in an engine fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace fuel rail assemblies as necessary.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  4. 87V012000Received . 29,600 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Rod / Relay / Connecting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Steering centerlinks may break at a bend location.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Steering control would be diminished, with reducedcontrol of left wheel only and considerable steering wheel free play.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace steering centerlink.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

43 complaints, 57 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 Mercury Grand Marquis
  • All 1987 vehicles
1987 Mercury Grand Marquis: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1987 Grand MarquisAll 1987 vehiclesGrand Marquis, all yearsMentions
Electrical System438.6150112.225
Engine and Engine Cooling140.4143.794.28
Vehicle Speed Control122.854.592.67
Seat Belts105.3117.831.16
Fuel System, Gasoline52.6115.533.13
Wheels35.197.32
Tires17.533.723.41
Steering17.559.573.81
Structure17.547.330.11
Exterior Lighting17.514.9188.71

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
16
Injuries in the complaints
2
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Aug 2007

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 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 18 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE91125Preliminary evaluationBRAKE LINE PUNCTURESService Brakes, Hydraulic11 Sep 199115 Jan 1992
PE87055Preliminary evaluationFIRESPower Train9 Sep 198710 Mar 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.

  1. 19770
  2. 19780
  3. 19810
  4. 19820
  5. 19832
  6. 19841
  7. 19850
  8. 19861
  9. 19874
  10. 19882
  11. 19891
  12. 19900
  13. 19911
  14. 19923
  15. 19933
  16. 19943
  17. 19955
  18. 19965
  19. 19974
  20. 19985
  21. 19993
  22. 20006
  23. 20013
  24. 20020
  25. 20031
  26. 20041
  27. 20054
  28. 20062
  29. 20073
  30. 20083
  31. 20092
  32. 20102
  33. 20112

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/grand-marquis/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
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 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis?
3,661,919 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Grand Marquis have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Mercury Grand Marquis, model years 1977 to 2011. 4 of them name the 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis name most often?
Electrical System: 25 of 57 component mentions, or 438.6 per 1,000. For all 1987 vehicles the figure is 150 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.