The defect
A DESIGN CHANGE TO FACILITATE CHANGEOVER IN REAR AXLE SHAFT FLANGES INADVERTENTLY PRODUCED THE POSSIBILITY FOR INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND DISC BRAKE ROTOR.
The risk
THE INTERFERENCE COULD PREVENT PROPER SEATING OF THEROTOR. ALSO AN IMPROPERLY SEATED ROTOR COULD IN TIME RESULT IN A REDUCTION INTHE CLAMPING FORCES OF THE WHEEL STUDS, POSSIBLY LEADING TO FRACTURED STUDSAND REAR WHEEL SEPARATION.
The remedy
INSPECTION OF VEHICLES AND WHERE NECESSARY REPLACE REAR AXLE SHAFTS AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Thunderbird | 1988 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Thunderbird | 1988 | 92 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1988
11 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 88V177000 15 Nov 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V166000 18 Oct 1988 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 88V128000 1 Aug 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V101000 27 Jun 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V085000 23 May 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V084000 20 May 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V050000 4 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V045000 28 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988