Vehicle profile
1990 Ford Escort
L · Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 110 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 1.9L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 3-spd
- Drive
- FWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
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 1990 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
89V174000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELDSPECIAL PRIMER THAT PROMOTES THE BONDING OF A URETHANE ADHESIVE TO THE GLASS WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE WINDSHIELDS BEFORE INSTALLATION.
Consequence: OMISSION OF THE PRIMER COULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD NOT TOBE PROPERLY ADHERED TO BODY, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 212.
Remedy: REMOVE AND PROPERLY INSTALL WINDSHIELD USING SPECIAL PRIMER.
13/10/1989
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"year": 1990,
"make": "Ford",
"model": "Escort",
"trim": "Escort",
"submodel": "L",
"horsepower": 110,
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"transmission": "Automatic 3-spd",
"drive_type": "FWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
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"recall_count": 2
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