Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1993 Fairmont Tamper F250

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure › Frame and Members93V206000
Filed Dec 7, 1993382 vehiclesFairmont Tamper

Defect. CRACKS CAN DEVELOP IN THE VEHICLE FRAME NEAR THE LOCATION WHERE THE FRONT WHEEL UNIT MOUNTING BRACKETS ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE. CRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO THE POINT WHERE THE UNIT BREAKS AT THE MOUNTING BRACKET ALLOWING THE WHEEL UNIT TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME.

Risk. THE DETACHMENT OF THE WHEEL UNIT COULD CAUSE LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL OR AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. A KIT CONSISTING OF STEEL PLATES THAT BOLT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FRAME TO STRENGTHEN THIS AREA WILL BE INSTALLED.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1993 — this page0100Routine
19920100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Dec 7, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.