Ford Motor Company: Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 13, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 43,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STOP LAMP SWITCHES COULD INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN THE STOP LAMPS NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN FOLLOWING MOTORISTS NOT BEINGSIGNALED THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING, AND COULD RESULT IN A COLLISION.
The remedy
REPLACE THE FAULTY STOP LAMP SWITCHES.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Ford Escort | 162 | 3 | 17 | 7 |
| 1992 Mercury Tracer | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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 92V103000.
Full record for the 1992 Ford Escort → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →