Recall Register

1980 Ford Bronco: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1980 Ford Bronco. The newest campaign is 79V261000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Dec 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift. NHTSA has no complaint on file for 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, 79V261000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace the defective parking pawl actuating rod free of charge.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 80,030 units in total.

  1. 79V261000Received . 80,000 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The parking pawl actuating rod in the transmission may have an insufficient or cracked weld. This can cause the park cam end to separate from the rod itself, preventing the parking pawl from engaging the parking gear when the selector is placed in the park position.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the defective parking pawl actuating rod free of charge.

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

  2. 79V237000Received . 30 units.

    Power Train / Axle Assembly / Axle Shaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles may have been produced with rear axle shafts (right or left) that did not receive proper heat treatment of the bearing journals.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace both rear axle shafts at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

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

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Complaints by component

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

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19690
  3. 19701
  4. 19711
  5. 19721
  6. 19751
  7. 19761
  8. 19771
  9. 19785
  10. 19795
  11. 19802
  12. 19810
  13. 19820
  14. 19831
  15. 19843
  16. 19851
  17. 19861
  18. 19871
  19. 19881
  20. 19892
  21. 19901
  22. 19911
  23. 19922
  24. 19935
  25. 19943
  26. 19951
  27. 19961
  28. 19970
  29. 19980
  30. 19990
  31. 202120
  32. 202223
  33. 202318
  34. 202416
  35. 202519
  36. 20269

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. 1980 Ford Bronco: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/bronco/1980/. 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
30 Sep 2026
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 1980 Ford Bronco?
80,030 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 Bronco have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 83 recall campaigns for the Ford Bronco, model years 1967 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1980 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1980 Ford Bronco open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.