Recall Register

1983 Ford Club Wagon: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1983 Ford Club Wagon. The newest campaign is 87V144000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Sep 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control. 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, 87V144000, in the NHTSA record

Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 286,812 units in total.

  1. 87V144000Received . 188,000 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System / Emission Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicles are subject to excessive underhood temperatures and fuel system pressures in severe duty applications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This creates potential for fuel expulsion from the fuelfiller pipe which in the presence of an ignition source, could result in afire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install modification kits to minimize possibility of fuel expulsion and to shield underbody components from exhaust system heat.

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

  2. 83V028000Received . 98,162 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The parking gear may not engage, even though the gear shift lever is placed in the "park" position. This occurs if the linkage inside the transmission that actuates the park gear was improperly manufactured. A pin that retains components on a linkage (actuating) rod could break and the linkage may not engage the parking gear.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the parking pawl actuating rod assembly.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

  3. 82V124000Received . 650 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles may have a diode in the electrical fuel pump circuit that may short during engine starting due to inadequate capacity to withstand current draw. A short circuit would result in normal engine starting, but the pump will not continue to supply the engine with fuel.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace defective element in the electrical fuel pump circuit with a new relay feed wiring assembly which contains a larger capacity diode, 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.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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. 19751
  2. 19761
  3. 19784
  4. 19797
  5. 19803
  6. 19821
  7. 19833
  8. 19843
  9. 19852
  10. 19862
  11. 19871
  12. 19880
  13. 19890
  14. 19900
  15. 19910
  16. 19920
  17. 19930
  18. 19941
  19. 19951
  20. 19962
  21. 19970
  22. 19980
  23. 19990
  24. 20000
  25. 20010

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1983 Ford Club Wagon: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/club-wagon/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
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 1983 Ford Club Wagon?
286,812 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Club Wagon have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Ford Club Wagon, model years 1975 to 2001. 3 of them name the 1983 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1983 Ford Club Wagon open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.