Ford Tempo Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns covering at least one Ford Tempo model year (1984–1994). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Ford Tempo recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1984–1994
Campaign	1984	1985	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
97V019000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered
96V071000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
88V024000 Vehicle speed control	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
87V060000 Wheel	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
86V082000 Seat	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
85V145000 Suspension	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
85V134000 Electrical	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
85V086000 Suspension	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
84V071000 Seat	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
83V134000 Seat belt	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
83V055000 Lighting	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 11 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 1992, 1993, 1994 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 97V019000 Filed Feb 25, 1997

FORD/ENGINE COOLING FAN

Engine and engine cooling · cooling system · fan

Repair progress not yet reported75,200 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 97V019000

Listed for 1988–1993 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 96V071000 Filed Apr 25, 1996

FORD/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Electrical system · ignition

Repair progress not yet reported7,900,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 96V071000

Listed for 1988 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 88V024000 Filed Mar 1, 1988

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL

Vehicle speed control

Repair progress not yet reported91,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 88V024000

Listed for 1987 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 87V060000 Filed Apr 27, 1987

WHEELS:LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS

Wheels · lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Repair progress not yet reported350 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 87V060000

Listed for 1984 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 86V082000 Filed Jun 24, 1986

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEATS

Seats

Repair progress not yet reported195,732 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 86V082000

Listed for 1984, 1985 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 85V145000 Filed Nov 5, 1985

SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:CONTROL ARM

Suspension · rear

Repair progress not yet reported227,027 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 85V145000

Listed for 1985 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 85V134000 Filed Oct 22, 1985

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT

Electrical system · ignition · module

Repair progress not yet reported3,988 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 85V134000

Listed for 1984, 1985 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 85V086000 Filed Jul 3, 1985

SUSPENSION:SINGLE AXLE:REAR:CONTROL ARM

Suspension · rear

Repair progress not yet reported226,729 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 85V086000

Listed for 1984 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 84V071000 Filed Jun 15, 1984

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:SEAT TRACK ANCHORS AND SEATS

Seats

Repair progress not yet reported261,400 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 84V071000

Listed for 1984 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 83V134000 Filed Dec 20, 1983

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:RESTRAINT:BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHM

Seat belts · front · anchorage

Repair progress not yet reported530,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 83V134000

Listed for 1984 Ford Tempo. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 83V055000 Filed May 16, 1983

LIGHTING:GENERAL OR UNKNOWN COMPONENT:INSTRUMENT L

Interior lighting

Repair progress not yet reported626 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 83V055000

Where to next

Ford Tempo problems by yearModel overview →Which Tempo years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

Report an error Methodology How we use AI