1984 Ford Escort defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1984 Ford Escort. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• REAR SAFETY BELT FIT
  Engineering Analysis EA88038 · opened Aug 29, 1988 · closed May 11, 1990

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• REAR SEAT BELT COMPLIANCE
  Defect Petition DP88007 · opened Jan 11, 1988 · closed Aug 24, 1988

  Rear seat belt compliance

• STALLING
  Preliminary Evaluation PE87028 · opened May 1, 1987 · closed Jan 21, 1988

  No safety defect trend has been detected.===

• FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA87005 · opened Dec 1, 1986 · closed Oct 31, 1989 · led to recall 89V095000

  Summary of information from manufacturer:the alleged fires result froma variety of causes.fire rate remains about the same despite majorchanges with 85-1/2 models.it believes that the fire rate is less thanindustry average.mfgr request copies of specific fire reports for trendanalysis.analysis:several areas of fire ori…

• STALLING
  Defect Petition DP86016 · opened Jul 24, 1986 · closed Aug 7, 1986

  STALLING

• SEATBACK FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA86010 · opened Mar 26, 1986 · closed Jul 28, 1989 · led to recall 86V082000

  Summary of information from manufacturer:ford believes that the al-leged defect only occurs in a small number of the subject vehicles andrecalled about 195,732 1984 tempo/topaz vehicles in june 1986.analysis: vehicles potentially involved include tempo/topaz, escort/lynx/exp, mustang/capri, ltd/marquis, and thunderbird…