Vehicle profile
1988 Ford Thunderbird
Base · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 86 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2.3L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
- Doors
- 2
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- Most-affected system
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1988 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
96V071000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONTHE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
25/04/1996
88V033000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFTA DESIGN CHANGE TO FACILITATE CHANGEOVER IN REAR AXLE SHAFT FLANGES INADVERTENTLY PRODUCED THE POSSIBILITY FOR INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND DISC BRAKE ROTOR.
Consequence: THE INTERFERENCE COULD PREVENT PROPER SEATING OF THEROTOR. ALSO AN IMPROPERLY SEATED ROTOR COULD IN TIME RESULT IN A REDUCTION INTHE CLAMPING FORCES OF THE WHEEL STUDS, POSSIBLY LEADING TO FRACTURED STUDSAND REAR WHEEL SEPARATION.
Remedy: INSPECTION OF VEHICLES AND WHERE NECESSARY REPLACE REAR AXLE SHAFTS AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS.
15/03/1988
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{
"id": "cojyo0faf305ago",
"year": 1988,
"make": "Ford",
"model": "Thunderbird",
"trim": "Thunderbird",
"submodel": "Base",
"horsepower": 86,
"cylinders": 4,
"displacement_l": 2.3,
"transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
"drive_type": "RWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Compact Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/1988/Ford/Thunderbird/1988_Ford_Thunderbird_Base_99d5ba9c_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 2
}Compare
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