Ford Motor Company: Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on May 6, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 125,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE NUTS WHICH HOLD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO THE WIPER MODULE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED AND MAY LOOSEN OR COME OFF. THIS CAUSES CHANGED WIPER PATTERNS, OR THE WIPERS MAY JAM IF TWO OF THE THREE NUTS COME OFF.
The risk
CHANGES IN THE WIPER PATTERN OR JAMMING OF THE WIPERSWOULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILTY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The remedy
APPLY TORQUE RETENTION MATERIAL TO WIPER MOTOR STUDS AND NUTS AND RETORQUE.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Ford Thunderbird | 112 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| 1991 Mercury Cougar | 73 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990 Ford Thunderbird | 140 | 4 | 19 | 8 |
| 1990 Mercury Cougar | 86 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V076000.
Full record for the 1991 Ford Thunderbird → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →