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1991 Ford Tempo Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
9
Latest Jun 19, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 110 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford Tempo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Jun 19, 2002

DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8012166
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 19, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE AND SEAT WENT INTO A RECLINING POSITION DURING A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID
533117
Incident
Jan 27, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 19, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK ANCHOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
819245
Incident
Nov 17, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 18, 1996

DRIVER SEAT SPOT WELD ON THE BRACKET BROKE WHILE DRIVING, SEAT WENT INTO RECLINING POSITION. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
987044
Incident
Jul 2, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 15, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING FLAMES CAME FROM THE AREA OF THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS FIRE DEPARTMENT, RESULTING IN TOTALLED. TT

NHTSA ID
979273
Incident
Feb 6, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 8, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. OTHER CAR TRAVELLED AT 35MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
976359
Incident
Nov 17, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 4, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

STOPPED, WAITING TO TURN LEFT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AS A RESULT MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. TT

NHTSA ID
972933
Incident
Sep 27, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 26, 1995

THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS BENT AND IT WILL NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION AND THE OWNER CANNOT DRIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
972449
Incident
Sep 26, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 29, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHEN REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
962853
Incident
Mar 6, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine31Electrical22Brakes18Seat belts13Fuel system10Driver assistance8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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