1992 Ford Taurus Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 1992 Ford Taurus, and owners have filed 681 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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5 safety recalls for the 1992 Ford Taurus

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

1. Frame and members (structure)

   NHTSA 98V323000 Reported December 16, 1998 2,697,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west…

   Remedy: Dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plates, and plate nuts.

2. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 97V025000 Reported February 26, 1997 212,700 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont,…

   Remedy: Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.

3. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 97V019000 Reported February 25, 1997 75,200 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   These vehicles are originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, iowa, minnesota, nebraska, north dakota, and south dakota. The vehicles involved are 1992-1994 tempo/topaz vehicles with 3.0l engines; 1994 tempo/topaz with 2.3l engines; 1992-1995 taurus/sable with 3.8l engines; 1994-1995 taurus/sable with 3.0l…

   Remedy: Dealers will install an electrical jumper harness containing an automatic resetting circuit breaker to protect the fan motor low speed circuitry from overheating.

4. Wheels

   NHTSA 92V065000 Reported May 11, 1992 654,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Children can accidentally lock themselves in the footwell area of the rear-facing third seat, or in the storage compartment in station wagons not equipped with an optional third seat. Once the compartment is closed it cannot be opened from the inside.

   Remedy: Replace the self-latching assembly currently used in the rear storage compartment with a latch assembly that can only be closed with a key.

5. Support device/strut (structure)

   NHTSA 91V145000 Reported September 4, 1991 1,300 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Manufacturing errors by the supplier of the liftgate latch mechanism may cause the secondary portion of the liftgate latch not to function. If the latch is not in the primary latch position, the liftgate could open without operator action.

   Remedy: Replace malfunctioning liftgate latches.

681 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1992 Ford Taurus have filed 681 complaints with NHTSA; 52 describe a crash and 21 describe a fire. Reports cite 49 injuries and 2 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 103,989 miles. Complaints peaked in 1999 with 139 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Engine and engine cooling: engine152
• Power train: automatic transmission74
• Structure: frame and members61
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline53
• Vehicle speed control41
• Air bags: frontal32
• Electrical system: ignition27
• Unknown or other22

What owners are reporting

“A car ran a stop sign, t-boned me on front pass-side pushing me off the road to the left. Seatbelt did not restrain me, both airbags deployed, left bag blew shrapnel cutting my face and injuring my ri”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 30, 2017 · Air bags

“Tl* the contact owns a 1992 ford taurus with gillette silver bear (205/65r/15) tires (DOT e2urmyc2003). The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH the rear passenger side tire blew out”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 31, 2012 · Tires

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 1992 Ford Taurus (Taurus SHO, Taurus Wagon). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Ford Taurus model years

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

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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.