1986 Ford Tempo defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1986 Ford Tempo. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• REAR BRK ADJUSTER FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96005 · opened Jan 19, 1996 · closed May 28, 1996

  1984 - 1991 ford tempo/mercury topaz

• REAR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE
  Defect Petition DP96002 · opened Jan 11, 1996 · closed Jan 19, 1996

  There is no summary currently available

• SEAT BELT SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA91052 · opened Nov 27, 1991 · closed Nov 24, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• SAFETY BELT CUT AT WEBBING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91098 · opened Jul 12, 1991 · closed Nov 27, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL PUMP FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91025 · opened Dec 17, 1990 · closed Apr 10, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• SPEED CNTRL MALFUNCTION
  Engineering Analysis EA89037 · opened Sep 6, 1989 · closed Nov 30, 1990

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• SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE89118 · opened Apr 19, 1989 · closed Sep 6, 1989

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• HALFSHAFT FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE88034 · opened Mar 18, 1988 · closed Sep 19, 1988

  Summary:the subject vehicles may be equipped with either a 2.3 liter4 cylinder engine or a 2.0 liter diesel engine.the transaxle may beeither a 5 speed manual or a 3 speed automatic transmission.thehalfshaft assemblies are identical for automatic and manual use, but theright interconnecting shaft on a diesel equipped v…

• STALLING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE87028 · opened May 1, 1987 · closed Jan 21, 1988

  No safety defect trend has been detected.===

• SEATBACK FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA86010 · opened Mar 26, 1986 · closed Jul 28, 1989 · led to recall 86V082000

  Summary of information from manufacturer:ford believes that the al-leged defect only occurs in a small number of the subject vehicles andrecalled about 195,732 1984 tempo/topaz vehicles in june 1986.analysis: vehicles potentially involved include tempo/topaz, escort/lynx/exp, mustang/capri, ltd/marquis, and thunderbird…