Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Ford Bronco

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
84
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
31
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

84 filed
2
Crashes
17
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    10
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    7
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT Underhood
    6
  • Seats
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    5
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    4

Recalls

2 campaigns
96V071000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1996-04-25

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

89V220000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1989-11-21

TIRE RESERVE LOAD LABEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.

RiskVEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 110.

FixINSTALL PROPER LABEL.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE91017·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1990-11-27 → 1991-04-17

FORD TRUCK INCONSISTENT VEHICLE CONTROL.

PE90036·STRUCTURE1990-01-23 → 1990-07-26

FLOORBOARD FRACTURE

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