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Ford Aspire

Every Ford Aspire model year on file, 1987 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21254 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years61987 to 1998
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins189Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 64, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02040608019871994199564199619971998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Ford Aspire complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
53
Electrical system
30
Powertrain
28
Engine and cooling
25
Fuel system
20
Visibility and wipers
19
Brakes
17
Steering
14
Lighting
11
Suspension
10
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Aspire model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Aspire by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone001
1997Hatchback6015.03530148
1996Hatchback3321.2920149
1995Hatchback6428.14130144
1994Hatchback5437.03092147
1987Not decoded10.0100000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Aspire

  • 94V-186 Oct 4, 1994
    Fuel supply, return and vapor hoses or lines can contact or have inadequate clearance with the surrounding components due to improper positioning…
    Fuel system · 27k vehicles
  • 94V-141 Aug 1, 1994
    Dates of manufacture were omitted on the certification label
    Equipment · 599 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.