Recall Register

1983 Ford B700: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1983 Ford B700. The newest campaign is 83V016000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Feb 1983. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 83V016000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will modify the dimmer switch wiring with a wire extension assembly at no charge to owner.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 4,917 units in total.

  1. 83V016000Received . 300 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the affected vehicles, the wiring assembly to the floor mounted headlamp dimmer switch may be too tight; should wires disconnect, the headlights will not operate.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will modify the dimmer switch wiring with a wire extension assembly at no charge to owner.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 82V119000Received . 4,617 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Cables

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect end clamp on the hand throttle actuating cable. Under certain conditions, pertaining to the clamp-to-throttle cable orientation and distances of the cable to governor shaft, the throttle cable end clamp may interfere with the outboard accelerator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will inspect hand throttle clamp for interference and, if necessary, replace these clamps free of charge.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1983 Ford B700
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE88036Preliminary evaluationCOOLING FAN BEARING FAILUREngine and Engine Cooling21 Mar 198826 Jul 1988

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19672
  2. 19683
  3. 19691
  4. 19701
  5. 19713
  6. 19723
  7. 19735
  8. 19743
  9. 19752
  10. 19761
  11. 19781
  12. 19791
  13. 19802
  14. 19814
  15. 19822
  16. 19832
  17. 19841
  18. 19861
  19. 19871
  20. 19883
  21. 19892
  22. 19902
  23. 19912
  24. 19923
  25. 19935
  26. 19943
  27. 19952
  28. 19970

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1983 Ford B700: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/b700/1983/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1983 Ford B700?
4,917 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford B700 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 30 recall campaigns for the Ford B700, model years 1967 to 1997. 2 of them name the 1983 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1983 Ford B700 open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.