NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Ford Thunderbird Recalls
The 2004 Ford Thunderbird has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 8, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Ford Thunderbird. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 34
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Ford Thunderbird, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2004 Ford Thunderbird
Seats: front assembly: power adjust
- Campaign
- 04V330000
- Reported
- July 8, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,277
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2004 Ford Thunderbird complaints by year
NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird, the newest on September 27, 2021. Of these, 5 describe a crash (15%); owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (26%), followed by the engine (21%) and the power train (21%).
The 2004 Ford Thunderbird's only recall does not concern the vehicle speed control.
Where 2004 Ford Thunderbird owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control9
- Engine7
- Power Train7
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Electrical System4
- Air Bags3
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 4. 32% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 34 complaints about the 2004 Ford Thunderbird are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Thunderbird by model year
Other 2004 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 27, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted