1990 Ford Taurus Sho Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1990 Ford Taurus Sho. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl*the contact owns a 1990 ford taurus sho. While making a right turn into a parking lot, the subframe bolt failed and the vehicle dropped. The engine shut off and the vehicle had to be towed to the contact's residence. The dealer and manufacturer stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa…”

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS · reported 2008-03-12

“Subframe mount failure. Engine dropped causing loss of steering and destruction of computer controll module with resultant loss of engine function. Subject of previous recall nhtsa campaign 98v323000. Recall precedure performed but did not fix the underlying cause of failure problem. There are…”

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS · reported 2003-10-21

“I purchased a control arm from united auto. The part was made by trw. The balljoint failed when driving the vehicle. I went back and bought another one, then while doing a routine inspection(I am a mechanic) noticed that the top of the balljoint was 1.2mm(I measured) from the abs ring. The control…”

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM · reported 2001-10-15

“The vehicle has had continual problems with stalling, several repairs completed at the dealership to try to rectify the stalling, however all have failed, the dealership has identified the problem as being the ignition module, the vehicle has not been repaired yet due the parts being on national…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Ford Taurus Sho as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.