{"vehicle":{"id":"1988_ford_aerostar","year":1988,"make":"Ford","model":"Aerostar"},"may_apply":true,"as_of":{"us":"2026-10-19","ca":"2026-10-19"},"recalls":[{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"98V190000","date":"1998-08-11","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY","summary":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES:  ALABAMA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA (10 SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, SAN BERNADINO, SAN DIEGO, RIVERSIDE, VENTURA, SANTA BARBARA, SAN LUIS OBISPO, IMPERIAL, AND KERN), FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA (CLARK COUNTY), OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TEXAS, AND IN THE U.S. TERRITORIES COVERED BY THE FEDERAL STATUTES.  THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK CAN DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS DUE TO EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO VERY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.  FUEL VAPOR OR LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR AT THESE CRACKS.","mfr_campaign":"98M03","units":140000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":"1987-10-01","built_to":"1989-11-30","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/98V190000"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"96V071000","date":"1996-04-25","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION","summary":"THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":7900000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":"1987-08-01","built_to":"1992-09-30","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/96V071000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1995212","date":"1995-11-29","manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD DEVELOP IN THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE OR UNATTENDED.  CORRECTION: IGNITION SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN SWITCH.","mfr_campaign":"95S28","units":834368,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1995212"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1991119","date":"1991-08-27","manufacturer":null,"component":"Structure","summary":"THE REAR LIFTGATE GAS CYLINDER-TO-BODY ATTACHMENT BALL STUDS MAY   FRACTURE. IF A BALL STUD FRACTURES, THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT REMAIN   IN THE OPEN POSITION. BODILY INJURY COULD RESULT IF THE LIFTGATE   DROPS WHILE SOMEONE IS UNDER IT.  CORRECTION: BALL STUDS BUILT WITH HIGHER STRENGTH MATERIAL WILL   BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.","mfr_campaign":"91S37","units":13298,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety TC","match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1991119"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"91V136000","date":"1991-08-19","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT","summary":"SOME LIFTGATE GAS CYLINDER-TO-BODY ATTACHMENT BALL STUDS MAY FRACTURE IN EITHER THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":112000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":"1987-04-01","built_to":"1988-01-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/91V136000"},{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1988088","date":"1988-06-23","manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"THE AFFECTED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. THE TAILLIGHT RELAY ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE WIRES THAT ARE OF A SMALLER GAUGE THAN THE FUSE LINK WHICH IS PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT. A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE TRAILER WIRING OR WATER INTRUSION INTO THE RELAY ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE THE SMALLER GAUGE WIRES TO ACT AS A FUSE LINK AND OVERHEAT, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE.\nCORRECTION: A FUSE WILL BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE TRAILER TOW RELAY POWER FEED CIRCUIT WHICH WILL PROTECT THE RELAY FROM SHORT CIRCUIT OR THERMAL OVERLOAD.","mfr_campaign":"88S49","units":3626,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":null,"built_to":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1988088"},{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"88V091000","date":"1988-06-06","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","summary":"VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRAILER TOW PACKAGE HAVE A TRAILER TAILLIGHT RELAY ASSEMBLY THAT CONTAINS WIRES OF SMALLER GAUGE THAN THE FUSE LINK WHICH PROTECTS THE CIRCUIT.","mfr_campaign":null,"units":60000,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"match":"exact","models":["AEROSTAR"],"built_from":"1985-05-01","built_to":"1988-03-01","url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/88V091000"}],"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."]}