Vehicle profile
1988 Ford Crown Victoria
Base
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 150 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 5L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Doors
- 4
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
88V028000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTORAUTOMATIC RETRACTOR FOR SEAT BELTS FOR DUAL FACING REAR SEATS MAY BE INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION.
Consequence: SEAT BELT COULD BIND BETWEEN SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BACKCAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO BE SLUGGISH OR UNABLE TO TAKE UP EXCESS BELT SLACK.
Remedy: REMOVE AND PROPERLY INSTALL THE RIGHT AUXILIARY SEAT BELTS.
08/03/1988
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