NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Ford Thunderbird Recalls
The 2005 Ford Thunderbird has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 18, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 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
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 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 2005 Ford Thunderbird
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
- Campaign
- 05V113000
- Reported
- March 18, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 56
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2005 Ford Thunderbird complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2005 Ford Thunderbird, the newest on October 17, 2024.
In complaints about the 2005 Ford Thunderbird, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the engine (15%).
The 2005 Ford Thunderbird's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Where 2005 Ford Thunderbird owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 36,476 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System5
- Air Bags4
- Engine4
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Ford Thunderbird peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 11% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 27 complaints about the 2005 Ford Thunderbird are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Thunderbird by model year
Other 2005 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted