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1988 Vehicle Safety Summary

NHTSA safety data across 2 model year 1988 vehicles from 1 manufacturers. Data includes government recalls, owner-reported complaints, and crash test safety ratings.

Key Takeaways

  • This year hub is useful for spotting which manufacturers have the most tracked activity in model year 1988, but it is still an aggregate overview.
  • To evaluate a vehicle properly, go from this year summary into a make page, then a model page, then the exact year page.
  • Recalls, complaints, and crash ratings measure different things, so the strongest comparisons come from reading them together.

How to Browse 1988 Vehicle Data

This page summarizes NHTSA records for all model year 1988vehicles in our database. The table below shows each manufacturer's complaint and recall totals for that year. Click any make to view its full model lineup, then drill into specific model years for detailed recall descriptions, complaint breakdowns, and crash test results.

Vehicles
2MODELS
Recalls
6CAMPAIGNS
Complaints
342REPORTS
Rated
0WITH STARS

By Manufacturer

MakeModelsComplaintsRecalls
Ford23426

Other Years

Data sourced from NHTSA public records. Complaint counts reflect unverified consumer reports. A high complaint count may reflect a vehicle's popularity, not its defect rate.

Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026