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Ford LTD

Every Ford LTD model year on file, 1968 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years7331 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years301968 to 2000

Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins28Summed across model years

By model year

The 1985 model year drew the most complaints, 17, 23% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Electrical system leads the Ford LTD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Seat belts

Powertrain

Speed control

Structure

Steering

Seats

Fuel system

Visibility and wipers

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Ford LTD 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 LTD by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2000	SUV	2	0.0	8	0	0	0
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1
1997	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2
1996	Not decoded	1	100.0	100	0	0	4
1995	Not decoded	2	50.0	200	0	0	2
1993	Sedan	1	0.0	4	0	0	1
1992	Sedan	2	0.0	11	0	0	1
1991	Wagon	3	0.0	60	0	0	0
1990	Wagon	2	0.0	44	0	0	0
1989	Not decoded	8	37.5	800	0	0	0
1988	Sedan	6	83.3	60	0	0	0
1987	Not decoded	1	100.0	100	0	0	0
1986	Not decoded	9	33.3	900	1	2	5
1985	Not decoded	17	47.1	1,700	3	2	5
1984	Wagon	14	35.7	467	3	3	4
1983	Sedan	5	80.0	250	2	2	1
1982	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	1	1
1981	Not decoded	0	None	None	5	0	1
1980	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	9	0	0
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	1	0
1975	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	5	0	0
1973	Not decoded	0	None	None	5	0	0
1972	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	0
1971	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	0
1970	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0
1968	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford LTD

08E-019 Mar 6, 2008
Filter's outlet cap may not be securely crimped to the housing
Fuel system · 1,937 vehicles
07E-064 Aug 27, 2007
Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped…
Fuel system · 34k vehicles
85V-077 Jun 11, 1985
Heat shields for the catalytic converter outlet pipes were omitted during production
Structure · 8,671 vehicles
85V-068 May 21, 1985
Brake booster rear shells may have reduced wall thicknesses which could cause the shell to break
Brakes · 14k vehicles
83V-134 Dec 20, 1983
Bolts that attach the d-shaped ring for the shoulder belt are inadequately supported by the material in which they are mounted
Seat belts · 530k vehicles
83V-028 Mar 7, 1983
Parking gear may not engage, even though the gear shift lever is placed in the "park" position
Powertrain · 98k vehicles
82V-135 Dec 28, 1982
Lower control arms may have been manufactured from steel with material thickness below the minimum specifications for police duty
Suspension · 4,361 vehicles
82V-099 Oct 13, 1982
Incorrect insulator may have been installed in the steering shift cane lever on the involved vehicles
Powertrain · 4,967 vehicles
80V-147 Nov 13, 1980
Some of the involved vehicles have electrical relay systems which may be susceptible to water leakage into the relay case
Electrical system · 18k vehicles
80V-143 Nov 7, 1980
Some of the flexible five-blade engine cooling fans may be subject to high blade stresses that can result from resonant vibration inputs occurring…
Engine and cooling · 314k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.