1996 Ford Club Wagon Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 1996 Ford Club Wagon, and owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 1996 Ford Club Wagon

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 06V286000 Reported August 1, 2006 1,200,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 05v388)

2. Conventional (parking brake)

   NHTSA 96V214000 Reported October 28, 1996 53,400 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The parking brake systems may not hold the vehicles on a 20% grade with foot pedal efforts of 125 pounds or less. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems."

   Remedy: Dealers will adjust the parking brake system on the affected vehicles.

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1996 Ford Club Wagon have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA; 2 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 69,844 miles. Complaints peaked in 1996 with 3 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components3
• Air bags: frontal2
• Engine and engine cooling: engine2
• Service brakes, air: rotor2
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2
• Electrical system1
• Equipment adaptive/mobility1
• Equipment: air conditioner1

What owners are reporting

“Fuel filler pipe on this vehicle has failed three times (first failure mileage is listed below). Each time the first symptom is the smell of fuel outside the vehicle after driving, when the problem wo”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 23, 2008 · Fuel system, other

“Dt: contact stated there was a fire on the master cylinder on a 1996 ford club wagon. This vehicle was owned by his employer. The consumer stated while the vehicle was sitting in the parking lot smoke”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 4, 2005 · Vehicle speed control

Compare Ford Club Wagon model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Club Wagon model year in NHTSA's database.

Checking a specific 1996 Ford Club Wagon

Other Ford models

• F-15037,961 complaints
• Explorer34,566 complaints
• Escape27,430 complaints
• Fusion22,405 complaints
• Focus22,096 complaints
• Taurus18,159 complaints
• Windstar14,158 complaints
• Edge14,065 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.