Vehicle profile

1985 Ford Thunderbird

Base · Compact Cars

1 federal recall illustration
Illustration of a 1985 Ford Thunderbird

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
150 hp
Cylinders
4-cyl
Displacement
2.3L
Fuel
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 3-spd
Drive
RWD
Body class
Compact Cars
Doors
2

Federal recall campaigns

1 federal recall campaign.

1985 Ford Thunderbird

How this compares

Most-affected system
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC — 1 of 1 (100%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1985 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 85V025000

    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

    BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY ANODIZED INTERNAL SURFACES CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF A PISTON SEAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ONE PORTION OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INEFFECTIVE RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER WOULD BE WARNED BY INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT.

    Remedy: MASTER CYLINDERS BUILT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 WILL BE REPLACED.

    11/03/1985

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{
  "id": "lqyfnw9sbc36ij3",
  "year": 1985,
  "make": "Ford",
  "model": "Thunderbird",
  "trim": "Thunderbird",
  "submodel": "Base",
  "horsepower": 150,
  "cylinders": 4,
  "displacement_l": 2.3,
  "transmission": "Automatic 3-spd",
  "drive_type": "RWD",
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": "Compact Cars",
  "image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1985/Ford/Thunderbird/1985_Ford_Thunderbird_Base_30cf50a6_00001_.png",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 1
}
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