{"vehicle":{"id":"1983_ford_thunderbird","year":1983,"make":"Ford","model":"Thunderbird"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"83V039000","date":"1983-04-11","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS","summary":"FUEL LEAKS COULD DEVELOP IN EITHER OF TWO CONNECTIONS IN A FUEL SUPPLY LINE. ONE CONNECTION UNDER THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE OTHER SUSPECT PART IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CONTAINS A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":250,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["THUNDERBIRD"],"built_from":"1983-02-01","built_to":"1983-03-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/83V039000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1983037","date":"1983-04-07","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.3 LITRE TURBO ENGINES.  iNADEQUATE CONNECTIONS ON THE FUEL SUPPLY LINES AT THE INLET TO THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND AT THE CONNECTION OF THE FLEXIBLE SUPPLY LINE TO THE METALLIC FUEL TUBE COULD RESULT IN FUEL LINE SEPARATION.  THIS WOULD CAUSE FUEL TO BE PUMPED FROM THE DISENGAGED LINE BY THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.  IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, FUEL SPILLAGE COULD PRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.","mfr_campaign":"464","units":15,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["THUNDERBIRD"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1983037"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"83V028000","date":"1983-03-07","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION","summary":"THE PARKING GEAR MAY NOT ENGAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN THE \"PARK\" POSITION. THIS OCCURS IF THE LINKAGE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT ACTUATES THE PARK GEAR WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. A PIN THAT RETAINS COMPONENTS ON A LINKAGE (ACTUATING) ROD COULD BREAK AND THE LINKAGE MAY NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING GEAR.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":98162,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["THUNDERBIRD"],"built_from":"1982-12-01","built_to":"1983-02-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/83V028000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1983014","date":"1983-02-09","manufacturer":null,"component":null,"summary":"VEHICLES WITH 3.8 LITRE ENGINES.  VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH INADEQUATELY WELDED FRONT SEAMS ON THE FUEL TANK.  A FUEL LEAK COULD DEVELOP AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, PRESENT A POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.","mfr_campaign":"454","units":131,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["THUNDERBIRD"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1983014"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"83V012000","date":"1983-02-08","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY","summary":"SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH FUEL TANKS THAT HAVE INADEQUATELY WELDED FRONT SEAMS THAT CAN LEAK.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":2673,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["THUNDERBIRD"],"built_from":"1983-01-01","built_to":"1983-01-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/83V012000"}],"lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."]}