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Cobra Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1989–1996

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Cobra model year it names.
28
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Cobra model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
8
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
5
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
7
6 model years

Overview

Our database holds 28 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Cobra vehicles. Our database also holds 8 safety recall campaigns and 5 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Cobra model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Cobra models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Cobra models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Cobra1992–1994141
Sierra1989–199652
Monterey199331
Corsica199221
Cardinal199511
Sandpiper199212
Wildwood199411

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Cobra vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
95V1690008 Cobra models

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGTHE CHASSIS HARNESS IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER OR IS IMPROPERLY ROUTED OVER THE AXLE.

94V2000004 Cobra models

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTSTHE ANGLE OF THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP IS NOT WITHIN THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS FOR FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

93V0990006 Cobra models

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMTHE LOWER BRACKET OF THE REAR SUSPENSION AIRBAG MAY BE MISLOCATED, AND MAY BE RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE LINE.

93V054000Monterey, Riviera

TRAILER HITCHESTHE MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE REAR TRAILER HITCH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE LOADS OF AN ATTACHED TRAILER.

78V046000Fiesta, Supreme

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGTHE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY LINE TO THE AUXILIARY GAS TANK CHANGEOVER SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN CONNECTED TO THE WRONG TERMINAL ON THE AUTOMOTIVE FUSE PANEL.

78V021000Camino

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEMTHE FURNACE ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WAS NOT ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR UNDER THE DINETTE SEAT. NORMAL DRIVING WOULD CAUSE THE FURNACE TO SHIFT AROUND UNDER THE SEAT. THIS COULD CAUSE THE FURNACE VENT PIPE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE SIDEWALL SEALING GASKET.

76V169000Century/Regency, Trak V

TIRES

75V109000Century Lacrosse

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

Go straight to a Cobra model year

One published model year for each Cobra model, ordered by owner-reported complaint volume

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Each page links the years either side of it, so every model year we publish for a model is reachable from its entry here.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Cobra model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .